The Australian Training Boat - A Sailing Dinghy for sailors 8-16 years
The Minnow Sailing Association is associated with Yachting Victoria. Active fleets at many yacht clubs around Victoria.
The Minnow is a strictly one design class which provides an affordable entry to sailing. The craft uses an the easy-to-build ply construction. This approach is particularly attractive to many sailing families and clubs. These clubs often build a "school" of Minnows to launch a junior class within their club.
The Great Minnow Sailing Dinghy
- A one design class
- Can be handyman built in 30-40 hours
- Can be purchased in various stages of completion in plywood or fibreglass.
- Full plans available from the Association for easy building
Excellence in Simplicity
- Safe, unsinkable - 3 independent buoyancy tanks - easily righted
- Exciting and easy to handle
- Transport on a roof rack
Minnow History
Designed by Rex Fettell
Online Clubs Sailing the Minnow
- Albert Park Yacht Club
- Albert Sailing Club
- Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron
- Darwin Sailing Club
- Indented Head Yacht Club
- Lake Cootharaba Sailing Club
- McCrae Yacht Club
- Parkdale Yacht Club
- Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club
- Sorrento Sailing Couta Boat Club
- South Brisbane Sailing Club
Other Clubs Sailing the Minnow
- Ballarat Yacht Club
- Beaumaris Yacht Club
- Carrum Sailing Club
- Colac Yacht Club
- Cruising Yacht Club - Rockingham WA
- Gippsland Lakes Yacht Club
- Lake Learmonth Yacht Club
- Lake Wellington Yacht Club
- Mt Martha Yacht Club
- Warneet Yacht Club
- Westernport Yacht Club
