About

The Minnow was originally designed by Rex Fettell in Burwood,Victoria in 1970 and in 1971 the Minnow class and Minnow Association were formed

Thousands of Australian children have sailed Minnows since then and graduated to other classes as they grew and their sailing skills developed.

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Minnows are an 8 foot sailing dinghy ideally suited to young sailors from 7 to 17.

Rex based his design on the aspect that children could enjoy sailing in all conditions without fear and dependency on outside assistance in the event of capsize.

It is an ideal trainer boat for children with three independent buoyancy tanks built in and in the event of capsize there are only a few litres of water to deal with.

“In a Class of Their Own”