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The Daring was designed by Arthur
Robb and based on his successful 5.5 metre yacht "Vision", silver medal
winner at the 1956 Olympics. At 33’
(10.05m) long with a beam of 6’ 4” (1.93m), the Daring is the longest
and narrowest one-design keelboat in Cowes, and with a displacement of
over two tonnes it is also the heaviest. This makes the Daring less
sensitive to crew weight, and with no restrictions on crew numbers for
club racing, Darings typically sail with one helm and two or three crew.
The Daring's special one-design rules allow the class continuously to
improve the sail and rigging plan by adopting the latest designs and
high-technology materials to give the very best value for money
one-design racing. The popularity of the class has grown steadily and
there are now more than 30 boats in Cowes.
The first Daring was launched in 1960
and
this also includes
a hull scrubbing programme, allowing the boats, which are kept afloat,
to be cleaned once every two weeks throughout the racing season
Lallows are the official contractors for all maintanance and repair work
to the Daring fleet and we hold spares and a damaged Daring on Saturday
will be seen racing in the fleet the next day having been repaired
overnight if necessary.
D2 Project
With a newly
designed deck by Theo Rye. The new deck incorporates a larger cockpit
for improved crew comfort and is cambered rather than the present flat
deck making it more efficient and even better looking.
The Class
already owns an excellent original hull mould which will be used for any
new boats built, and with no rig changes the Class has ensured that its
existing yachts will continue to be competitive with any new or upgraded
yacht incorporating the new Theo Rye deck. The result has been to
maintain a highly competitive fleet for boats of all ages.
To compliment
the new deck Theo has designed new interior mouldings to incorporate
forward and aft bulkheads giving positive buoyancy in the event of
flooding, dry onboard storage and a centre console and raised sole area
for improved crew efficiency and handling systems. The essential
principle being that none of these improvements will affect boat
performance; hull shape, weight, centre of gravity, sail plan, and
standing rigging will be identical for new and old boats.
All hull and deck moldings are to be constructed
by Yachting Project Ltd in hamble then will come to us here at Lallows
to have the keel and rudder installed and fitted out for racing.
Class Associations:
http://www.daring.org.uk Daring Class web site
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