Idle-along
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Idle-Along (IA) - is a class of sailing dinghy designed by Alf (Unc) Harvey at Worser Bay (Wellington, NZ) in the 1920s. It grew to considerable popularity in the 1950s but then faded out. A redesigned hull for plywood construction by John Spencer kept the class going - but on a smaller scale with a small revival in the 1990s with about 10 new boats being built.
The IA is 12 foot 8 inches long plus bow sprit and 6 foot in the beam and carries 150 sq ft of sail plus spinnaker.
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[edit] Further reading
- Ronald Carter (1944) Little Ships. The story of the birth and growth of New Zealand's yachting fleet from the earliest recorded events to the year 1940. See pages 113-114 for history of the class.
- Ronald Carter (1954) Glory of Sail. A Pictorial Study of Auckland Yachts. Photos by Max Frommherz. See photos of Khama IA 49, Suzanne (IA 39) on pp 96-97, Soneri on pp 104-105,
Note the following books do not have recent information on Idle-Along activities.
- Grahame Anderson (19??) FAST LIGHT BOATS, a Century of Kiwi Innovation.[1]
- Harold Kidd and Robin Elliott (1999) Southern breeze. A history of yachting in New Zealand.
