Pegasus Dinghy

ThePegasusis a powerful and fast two person racing and cruising dinghy designed byUffa Foxin 1958. It was notable for being a boat capable of being built at home usingmarine plybut still with an efficient and aesthetically pleasing round bilged hull form.

The boat has a narrow bow entry and a planing hull, and it carries amainsail,ajib,and a large symmetricspinnaker.Stability is achieved with atrapezeallowing this relatively narrow boat by modern standards to carry a large sail plan.

Approximately 250 Pegasus's were constructed, some all wooden and many in composite construction fromGRPhulls and marine ply decks and buoyancy tanks. A few all GRP boats were also produced. As of 2007, it was believed that about 30 remained, many of which were still sailing.

External links

• Pegasus section of CVRDA