Dingo Cat

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Dingo

would probably be the best Key Word.
Good luck
Rick

I couldn't find much in a search.

My family had a Dingo 30+ years ago. It is a Rodney MacAlpine-Downey design and was built in the United States by Dick Gibbs. It is a 15-foot-long unirig. It has one centerboard that is literally in the center, hung off the aft crossbeam. Therefore, the mast is raked radically aft, so it looks like an iceboat from a distance.

I don't know what more I can tell you. I have some information and photos in my files in Florida, but I am in Ohio until late October. Best thing is to find somebody who currently owns one. I hear there are one or two that sail off Dunedin Causeway in Florida. And most of the ones still in existence probably are in the Michigan area.

Maybe Salty Dog Marine in Michigan has some information about them.

You might also want to contact CRAM (Catamaran Racing Association of Michigan), and they have a forum on their website, http://www.websitemagic.com/cram/

Good luck. (P.S. I loved the boat, although it was a little hard to tack because of that centerboard.)

Do you have one, or are you thinking of buying one?

My first boat was a Dingo. The centerboard was interesting. A fast little boat though

forgot to add. The Dingo had a sister boat with jib called the Phoenix
John

I don't think you could call the Phoenix a sister boat to the Dingo.

The Thai (16-foot), the Phoenix (18-foot), and the Shark (20-foot) all came about 10 years before the Dingo (15-foot). And while the first three were built in England as well as North America, I think the Dingo was only built by Gibbs in the U.S. (somebody correct me if that is wrong).

Thanks Mary, I stand corrected. The other interesting thing about the Dingo was the tiller extension that was a single piece and was fastened in the center of the crossbar.

That's the way the tiller was on the Shark, too.

Thank you fo rthe response. I am also having a tough time getting info, but I will try the site in Michigan. I currently own one and removed the centerboard because of tacking problems. It slips a bit in high wind, but it points higher without it. I plan on selling it in the spring, and wanted as much info on the boat as possible to pass along to the potential new owner.

I forgot to mention that I am in the Buffalo NY area if anyone is interested in looking at the Dingo.