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Boat builder

Ovington Boats

UK · founded 1975

Tyneside builder of high-performance skiffs, best known for the Olympic 49er and the 29er.

Build quality Performance build

Race-built to tight class tolerances: epoxy, foam sandwich and carbon in spars and foils. Light and fast, but more fragile and costly to repair.

Line-up by size

ModelLengthBuilt Boat typeHull
29er15 ft · 4.5 msince 1998 Sailing Dinghy Fibreglass (GRP)
Musto Skiff15 ft · 4.5 m2000s– Sailing Dinghy Fibreglass (GRP)
49er16 ft · 5.0 msince 1996 Sailing Dinghy Fibreglass (GRP)
Flying Fifteen20 ft · 6.1 msince 1947 Keelboat Day Sailer Fibreglass (GRP)