Ian Douglas Ben Proctor FRSA RDI (12 July 1918 – 23 July 1992), known as Ian Proctor, was a British designer of boats, both sailing dinghies and cruisers.

Ian Douglas Ben Proctor FRSA RDI (12 July 1918 – 23 July 1992), known as Ian Proctor, was a British designer of boats, both sailing dinghies and cruisers. His pioneering aluminium mast designs also revolutionised the sport of sailing. Proctor was a son of Douglas McIntyre Proctor and Mary Albina Louise Proctor (née Tredwen). He was educated at Gresham's School in Holt, Norfolk.

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This vintage book is a complete guide to dinghy sailing, designed to teach the beginner everything from basic handling to dinghy racing

This vintage book is a complete guide to dinghy sailing, designed to teach the beginner everything from basic handling to dinghy racing.

The attractions of dinghy sailing are many and varied. Racing Dinghy Maintenance has been added to your Cart. There is an enjoyment of being afloat and getting healthy exercise in the open air the satisfaction of having secured a tactical victory and outsailed one's competitors is another source of delight.

Ian Proctor first began to design dinghies professionally in 1950. The most widely known of all Ian Proctor designs has to be the Topper of which more than 46,000 have been produced to date. Racing Dinghy Handling, 1948. Racing Dinghy Maintenance, 1949. The National 12 was soon followed by the Merlin Rocket. Proctor's early designs were met with immediate success, winning championships from 1950 to 1952. This was the first sailing dinghy to be produced from injection moulded plastic; a system which cost a million pounds to set up and was the largest single mold at the time. The first boats however were built from glassfibre (GRP). Sailing: Wind and Current, 1950.

Racing Dinghy Handling. Walmart 9781443735605. Racing Dinghy Handling This is a book that aims to provide the beginner with a sound introduction to dinghy handling with a view to eventually acquiring race-winning skills. A useful read for anyone who requires information and to gain confidence before entering the sport. It may also be of service to those with more experience.

Lovely little vintage sailing boat, in need of restoration, there is some bits of rot around gunnel, and this and that but generally solid, made out of marine ply, varnish flaking here and there paint on hull peeling of here and there would need so. .

Lovely little vintage sailing boat, in need of restoration, there is some bits of rot around gunnel, and this and that but generally solid, made out of marine ply, varnish flaking here and there paint on hull peeling of here and there would need some filling rubbing down and painting, most of rigging seems to be there, I am not an expert on sailing boats but it will need some.

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