Welcome to the website of  'The International 12 foot Dinghy Class Association'
Designed by George Cockshott, an amateur boat designer from Southport, over ninety years ago, the International Twelve Foot Dinghy became the first one-design racing dinghy to gain international recognition. Today it is virtually forgotten in the United Kingdom, but the class still enjoys a sizeable following in the Netherlands, Italy and Japan, and is regaining popularity elsewhere.

The foundations of the international association were laid at a meeting in the Hotel Jolanda, Portofino, Italy in May 2006 and since then much progress has been made towards re-establishing the 12' Dinghy as a truly international class. The World Dinghy Championships, to be held in Italy during July 2010, represents the next milestone on the path towards the class regaining its international status.
Picture of the month - March 2010
Regiofinale 12 voetsjollen 2008 Paterswolde
Regional Final, Twaalfvoetsjollenclub, Paterswolde, 2008
photo: Hanneke Gillissen
Document of the month - March 2010
International race at Burnham
From The Times newspaper - September 15th 1924
Schedule of events: 2010
The 2010 regatta calendar is now available on this site.
This includes links to the full racing programme for Italy, Germany and the Netherlands, plus details of events in France, Switzerland, Turkey and Slovinia.
please inform me of any other events at which 12' dinghies will be welcome.
Trofeo Internazionale Masters Over 60 Dinghy 12'
Associazione Velica Alto Verbano-Luino
Unione Velica Maccagno-Maccagno

and the Organising Committee of the


6th INTERNATIONAL TROPHY MASTERS OVER 60 DINGHY 12'
[sailing competition for helmsmen aged 60 or over this year]

are pleased to invite you to the Regatta
that will take place on the waters of Lago Maggiore, Italy,
on

AUGUST 31 - SEPTEMBER 2, 2010
website: www.masterdinghy.it email: Paolo Corbellini
12-foot Dinghy Regatta in Douarnenez
Our friends at the Atlantic Yacht Club have invited us to take part in their first regatta for 12' Dinghies which will be held at Douarnenez on the weekend of June 5th and 6th

Further details will be announced as soon as possible.
 

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