The Dinghy Fleet

We sail a wide range of boats from Mirror Dinghies through to Ospreys. However, we do have certain classes that we encourages:

Mirror Fleet

The Mirror is a small two-person sailing dinghy, ideal for pleasure sailing, racing and teaching.

It is a gunter rigged dinghy with a symmetric spinnaker very distinctive by its bright red sails that can often be seen in the bay. It is very popular with and is the preferred starter boat for young people at Penzance.

It has a successful Mirror Class Association providing racing through from Area Championships, up to World Championships.

Laser Fleet

The Laser is a single-handed una rigged dinghy. It is a strict one-design class meaning that is is controlled by tight rules on the boat. Each one is therefore virtually identical. 

It is an Olympic class and racing is very well organized all the way from club level, through Regional, National, European and World Championships. 

The UKLA (UK Laser Association) is very organized and is actively involved in the racing programme.

Boats are available locally for a very reasonable sum, ranging from £100 to £4000, depending on the age and condition of the boat, and these will normally be ready to sail. 

Handicap Fleet

The handicap fleet allows dinghies that don't have a fleet at Penzance to race competitively against each other. 

Over time the make up of the handicap fleet has changed but generally contains:
Enterprises
Larks
Fireballs
Topaz
RS 200
and many others....

Need More Information?

Contact Us
For more information on Dinghy Sailing at Penzance contact us at dinghy@pzsc.org.uk

Contact the Laser fleet captain at laser@pzsc.org.uk

Contact the Mirror fleet captain at mirror@pzsc.org.uk 

Contact the Handicap fleet captain at handicap@pzsc.org.uk

Learn to Sail
The clubs training group runs courses each year for new members [Training Group...]

PY Guide
Download our guide to calculating PY Handicap results below:

PY Handicap calculation guide
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Sailing Instructions
The Sailing Instructions (the rules we use when sailing) are available online [Sailing Instructions...]