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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 maintenance 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 mouldings 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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