TECH DINGHY

Notes: Conceived for use at college sailing programs and designed by Prof. George Owen of MIT. \nThe first boats were built of wood in 1935 at Herreshoff Manufacturing.\nIn 1958 a new version from Beetle Boat Co. became one the earliest use of fiberglass for boat construction. \nA number of variants of the TECH DINGHY have been built over the years.\nThe original design, used primarily on inland waters, (such as the Charles River in Boston MA, USA) was later modified for use in the mid-west, were they were sailed in rougher conditions.\nAnother version based on this design was sold as the INTERCOLLEGIATE by Paceship of Canada.\n6th generation re-design by Penn Edmonds (early 1990's).\n