Ian Proctor
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Ian Douglas Ben Proctor was a British designer of boats, both sailing dinghies and cruisers. He had more than one hundred designs to his credit, from which an estimate of at least 65,000 boats were bu
Wanderer - sail No W48, the Wayfarer class dinghy that Frank Dye sailed to Iceland and Norway. Now in National Maritime museum, Falmouth, Cornwall.
National 12
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The National 12 is a two-person, two-sail, twelve-foot long sailing dinghy. They are sailed extensively in the UK. The class was started in 1936 by the Royal Yachting Association as an alternative to
Ian Proctor
…Yacht Co., then, from 1948 to 1950, he was joint editor of Yachtsman Magazine. Ian Proctor first began to design dinghies professionally in 1950. The National 12 was soon followed by the Merlin Rocket. Proctor's early designs were met with immediate success, winning championships from 1950 to 1952. His design…
DCBs are one of the leading designs, sporting a carbon rig and winged rudder.
National 12 racing
N153 Witch – 1st Burton Cup winner at the 70th anniversary
National 12s sailing at Ranelagh sailing club in the 1930s