Otter dinghy

[Shanta]

I am looking for a small fibreglass sailing dinghy, and have seen a 12ft Otter advertised. It isnt local so I cant just pop round and have a look and I can't seem to find any thing on the net about them. Any one got one or know were I can get some info on it.? Is it any thing like an enterprise ?

 

[VicS]

I remember one from way way back. Nothing like an enterprise. Round bilge fibre glass stable I would think and suitable for the kids perhaps.

Didn't you do a Google search. I found
http://uk.geocities.com/dinghydata/DinghyClasses/Otter.htm

 

[Shanta]

Thankyou, Yes I did a search but didn't see that one.

You have put me out of my misery. Brilliant.

 

[VicS]

A few more facts here http://www.rya.org.uk/Technical/yardstick/ on page 20

In old portsmouth numbers (1987) Enterprise =118, GP14 = 119, Otter = 134, Mirror = 146.


Sorry that should have been http://www.rya.org.uk/images/uploaded/26bed4cd-0e57-4a00-aa05-8772e54a418b/Dinghy_Report_2005.pdf How can you get it wrong when copying and pasting

 

[gandy]

I learned to sail in an Otter, and we sailed one for many years. Ours had the wooden gunter rig, it was also available as wooden bermudan or alloy bermudan. These used the same mailsail.

More subjective comments - it planes quite easily for a low performance dinghy, more comfortable in the sea than a Mirror (and much faster).

I think I can remember most of the rigging and fittings from ours.
Tony S