page_title: Cherub (dinghy)
section_title: Sailing and Racing
hierarchical_section_title: Cherub (dinghy) / Sailing and Racing
caption_attribution_description: English: Cherub dinghy sailing on Sydney Harbour
context_page_description: The Cherub is a 12 feet long, high performance, two-person, planing dinghy first designed in 1951 in New Zealand by John Spencer. The class is a development class, allowing for significant variation in design between different boats within the rule framework. The minimum hull weight was originally 110 lbs.
context_section_description: Many Cherub sailors are in their late teens or early twenties but the flexibility of the class and the Cherub’s great sailing qualities mean that they are also attractive to many older sailors. Many women sail Cherubs, both as skippers and as crews. Husband/wife, boyfriend/girlfriend, brother/sister and parent/child combinations of crew are common. In the 1960s and 1970s the Cherub was a popular sailing dinghy in New Zealand when they were mainly amateur built.  Cherubs are nowadays mainly sailed in Australia and the UK, with some boats in other countries, notably France and small numbers in New Zealand.
caption: Cherub dinghy sailing on Sydney Harbour
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