This 14ft clinker-built sailing dinghy close to the main exit (and entrance) at the Southampton Boat Show will have been quite a relief for eyes suffering from shiny-white GRP-fatigue.
She was built by Stirling & Son, and is of mahogany on oak with copper and bronze fastenings. All fittings are bronze and yellow metal, including the centre-plate. The rigging is three strand buff polyester, and the sail is in Hayward’s Clipper canvas with tanned stitching and hand-sewn leather work. She is also varnished inside and out with Blakes products and has a gold-leaf inlaid cove line.
We were away during the show, but I gather Will Stirling and his small team also took a 12ft rowing dinghy built to the same specification, and were selling sets of plans and five postcards of boat building work that no doubt were taken by the same hands that took the shots above.
Stirling & Son is based in Tavistock, Devon and can be contacted via the website at www.stirlingandson.co.uk or by ‘phone on 01822 614259.
Hi. I refer to your 14 ft clinker built sailing dingy…can I buy the plans for this boat to home build.
Best email them I think: info@stirlingandson.co.uk
Gavin
This looks like it has been built to a very high standard, hopefully better than the old Walkers of which I own a 14? example. IF Will Stirling can flog one of these for £1,750 per foot, then jolly good lick to him.Gives me hope that Summer boats may break into profit yet!