Mirror Dinghy Manual

The Mirror is a popular sailing dinghy with more than 70,000 built. The Mirror was named after the Daily Mirror, a UK newspaper with a largely working class distribution. Mirror dinghy kit building instructions. Mirror Dinghy Sailing. The Mirror is the World's most popular double handed sailing dinghy, low in price, light, seaworthy.

A Mirror on Reservoir in Boat Crew 2 0.70 m (2 ft 4 in) Hull weight 45.5 kg (100 lb) 3.30 m (10 ft 10 in) 2.95 m (9 ft 8 in) [ ] 1.39 m (4 ft 7 in) Sails area 4. Map&guide Truck Navigator 8.0. Mr President Bookshelf Game. 6 m 2 (50 sq ft) / area 1.9 m 2 (20 sq ft) area 4.4 m 2 (47 sq ft) Misc 113.1 The Mirror is a popular with more than 70,000 built. The Mirror was named after the, a with a largely working class distribution. The Mirror was from the start promoted as an affordable boat, and as a design it has done a great deal to make accessible to a wide audience. Although most popular in the UK, Mirrors are also sailed in other countries, notably,,,, the,,, the and the United States. Contents • • • • • • • • Design [ ] The Mirror was designed by and TV do-it-yourself expert in 1962. It employed a novel construction method where sheets of marine are held together with stitching and tape.

This is called or construction. Is provided by four independent integral chambers rather than by bags. It was originally designed to be built with simple tools and little experience, and this meant that the design was quite simple. For example, the characteristic 'pram' front reduces the need for the more complicated curved wooden panels and joinery needed for a pointed bow, and a is used instead of a hinged. The result is a robust, versatile and fairly light boat that can be easily maintained and repaired, and can also be launched into the water very quickly from storage or transport. Although most experienced sailors would carry a paddle rather than oars, if necessary it rows well. If the is strengthened, an can be used for propulsion.