Manor Park Platinum Dinghy Appeal 2022

Manor Park Sailing Club launched an appeal in February to raise funds to buy four adult-sized single-handers to enhance our training and members-for-hire fleet.

*** August 2022 - Appeal CLOSED at £14,406 ***

Why do we want them?

Manor Park have ten small single-handers and seven 3-person training dinghies, but nothing in-between for both junior and adult solo training. The four new larger robust single-handers will be ideal for junior progression as well as adults. They will also allow parent/child sailing. They are particularly suitable for Covid distancing as more families and trainees are conscious of respecting safe distances. The larger dinghies will allow the adults to progress rapidly, quickly learning to sail 'solo' all whilst under the watchful eye of the MPSC / RYA certified dinghy instruction team. They are a STABLE dinghy that gives confidence to any novice sailor, with a centreboard fitted (instead of the dagger board), comfortable seating, a dry cockpit, and a high boom.

When will we get them?

MPSC have placed the official order with the Hartley Boat Ltd company. They have had to relocate a factory and hope to provide the FOUR Hartley H12 dinghies by the end of this training season, and certainly by the start of our 2023 sailing season.

As a lasting tribute to our Queen in this Platinum Jubilee Year the Club agreed to name them Platinum I, II, III and IV.

How have we funded it?

Following grants from Transforming the Trent Valley, the RYA, We Love Lichfield, crowdfunding, and a final grant at end of July from PostCode Lottery, the MPSC Committee funded the shortfall from cash reserves and purchased four Hartley H12 Boats, built in the Midlands, ready to sail with jib and launching trolley (incl VAT and delivery). Richard Hartley (owner) gave us a staggering 17% discount and agreed to hold the price as originally quoted!