Piccolo Class Learner Sailboats

The perfect yacht for beginners

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The Piccolo sailboat has a raft of design and material features that make it easy for clubs, schools and individuals to learn to sail.

• Nominal Length - 3 metres. Full sail area - 5 square metres.
• Ideal training sailboat for all ages.
• One or two seven year olds can learn in these with a small sail.
• One or two teenagers can learn and still find them fast and exciting with the full sail.
• The sailboats are unsinkable and will support boat and crew even if the plastic is punctured.
• The boats are self draining. When youngsters, or older people, capsize they pull the boats back upright and sail off at speed without any bailing.
• They are made of tough polyethylene with a rigid foam inner layer so that the hull is about 12mm thick and will take a thrashing that would smash a wooden or fibreglass boat.
• They never need painting. Any other maintenance depends on how they are treated.
• They have the minimum number of loose parts.
• They are quicker than other boats to rig and get sailing.
• They have robust gear suitable for use by schools and yacht clubs for teaching beginners.
• They are long enough not to have nose diving problems which other small boats have.
• They are easy to launch and retrieve with the custom beach trolley.
• A trailer or trailer plans can be supplied to carry 4 boats with all sailing gear.
• A shed (10sqm) or plans can be supplied to house 6 boats with all gear.

Visit the Piccolo Image Gallery for a full range of explanatory photos.