The Dart is a New Zealand one-design 11 foot sailing dinghy.
History
The Zephyr was designed by
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designer
Des Townson, in the late 1950s for building in plywood. It is a fast and attractive two person jib headed fractional sloop rigged dinghy Des designed for the Northcote Birkenhead Yacht Club of Auckland, New Zealand.
See also
* Article on Dart clas
* List of Townson Designs - from the Zephyr Owners Association website
* Grahame Anderson (1999) FAST LIGHT BOATS, a Century of Kiwi Innovatio
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Dinghies
1950s sailboat type designs
Sailboat type designs by Des Townson