At the moment in England are about 10 classic wooden dinghies according to the Dutch rules. This winter some second hand dinghies are bought in the Netherlands, the old ones are restored and the Lithuanian boatbuilder amber boat has found a dealer in England. Also a new 12footdinghy is built by goodwood boat company with number GBR050. Dinghy owners from Ireland, England, France, Germany, Lithuania, Belgium, Swiss, Canada and the Netherlands has plans to participate. The Dutch delegation is the biggest one, at the moment 16 teams have plans to visit West Kirby. A reservation has been made for a hotel. All classic wooden dinghy lovers stay together and there is still plenty of room. Sent an email to Pieter or Steve for more information about an historic and amusing event. Some watersport journalists have asked for information and will take attention to it.
