List of most influential boats

[Brother D]

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mirror-dinghy...

(Shamefully I didn't realize the mirror dinghy was to do with the Mirror newspaper)!

[Whitefly Swatter]

Raced one in the mid to late 60's with my dad, No 4111

won all sorts of races on the Medway and the 1966 nationals (in Plymouth)

Brother D said:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mirror-dinghy...

(Shamefully I didn't realize the mirror dinghy was to do with the Mirror newspaper)!

[hidetheelephants]

There were a few designs promoted through newspaper competitions etc. The Honeybee cruiser/racer was like this although I forget by which paper.

[MBBlat]

My dad built a Mirror in his Garage sometime in the late 70's - its the boat I learnt to sail in. It was later donated to the local sea scouts and is still being used to teach kids to sail.

[b14]

Dorade (S&S) not on there? I'm out.

A Gunboat above the Mirror dinghy? Really? In what way is the Gunboat 62 revolutionary?

[hidetheelephants]

Dorade was very successful(and acheingly pretty) but she was hardly revolutionary.

[Cyder]

I spent my formative years racing Mirrors too, I think I raced at 3 National Championships and numerous regional ones.

Fabulous little boats that in my opinion have lost a little of their character since the change to Bermuda rigs and plastic hulls.

I remember well turning up to the Sunday club racing when it was blowing old boots and hearing the old bugger's with their bigger boats refusing to go out while is stupid lot launched and thrashed around for an hour trying not to break anything. Happy days!