zephyr class sailboat

Length:  3.4m

Hull Weight:  57kg

Hamilton Lake has is home to three of Des Townson designs: the Zephyr, the Starling and the occasionally-seen Mistral. Des both designed and built the Zephyr (or at least the first 219 of them, between 1956 and 1975!), and, in doing so, was the first person in New Zealand to production-build a one-design sailing dinghy. To protect his interests and prevent pseudo-Zephyrs appearing he registered the name ‘Zephyr’ in the late 1950s. This move caught the attention of the Ford Motor Company (the Ford Zephyr being a popular car back then) and they sent a company man to investigate. In Des’s words, “He pushed his way through the fennel and found my small boatshed, smiled, and went on his way”.

Townson designs range from keelers to radio controlled yachts and two things are common to all: they are fine looking and they sail well. The Zephyr has a healthy dollop of both features. Its attractive lines and good performance have attracted and retained sailors to the sport. Some Zephyr sailors have owned their boats for decades! Zephyr sailors are renowned for their competitiveness on the water and their sociability off it. The wooden construction means that each boat develops a bit of its own character, a bit of individuality.

Boat names illustrate this point well. Many Laser owners never bother to give their boats a name, seeing one Laser as pretty much the same as another - no name, no varnish and, usually, no colour - and, really, who smiles when they look at a Laser. Compare this to the Zephyr fleet at Hamilton Yacht Club with names like Tickled Pink, Cindy, Silicon Ship, Pandora, Vooka, Hustle, Philomene! The names alone make you want to see them sailing.

Each year’s Club Champion has their name and boats name engraved on the Cindy Cup. Last engraving read R. Ebert ‘Reprieve’ 2016-2017. That’s two years in a row for Rob, edging out Jack Ninnes sailing Lubbley Jubbley each time. No doubt the grudge match will be reignited this coming season.

The Zephyr class has gone a little quiet at Hamilton Yacht Club in recent years but it only takes a couple of keen sailors to turn this around. There are good fleets in Tauranga, Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. The national champs regularly attracts 50 or more entries.

In order to simplify the building process and reduce the need for maintenance the class association has started making hulls out of fibreglass. The beautiful varnished decks and coamings have been retained, though, so the new boats still look like the originals.

If you are looking for a Zephyr or Zephyr sail, contact Rob Ebert.

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“The beauty" in yachting.

Mackay Boats is proud to be building one of New Zealand’s most popular single-handed yachts to ever grace the water. Appealing to the weekend warrior sailor, with a weight range between 65kg - 92 kg's, this is one of life's true sailing pleasures; well-balanced, easy to use controls including adjustable forestay, and kick-up foils. A very low maintenance boat.

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Specifications

No. of crew:                        1 person

Crew weight:                      65 – 100kg’s

Hull length overall:            3.35 m (11 ft 0 in)

Mast length:                      5640 mm max

Designer:                           Des Townsend

Boats come fully fitted out

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Sails are one design by Doyle Sails and come with an option to reef for light weight sailors.

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The Zephyr is a fully responsive, light on the helm, single-handed boat. While the majority of the fleet are wooden construction (over 300), the move to fibre glass construction was recent.

In 2020 Mackay Boats became the builder for the Class, applying the same knowledge and processes used to manufacture consistent, one-design Olympic Class yachts for the Zephyr Class.

Designed by Des Townsend, a New Zealand Yacht Designer icon, in 1956, the Zephyr  has had seven builders over its 60 years of life, with MacKay Boats taking over the Zephyr’s hull construction in 2020. These boats are known as the #700 series.

Racing is highly competitive in this class which sees an average of 80 entries at its New Zealand National Championships.

The Hull and Deck

The hull is built from an epoxy laminate with a PVC foam core which are similar materials used in the construction of the 49ers. The laminate is designed to replicate the structure of the existing wooden boats.

The boat comes with all controls fitted, where the best fittings available are used for each function.

How do I purchase a Zephyr?

Zephyr’s must be purchased through the class association.

Can Mackay's customise the fitout?

The boat has a standard fit-out with a couple of options available.

For a fully custom fit-out you have the choice of buying the bare hull and then fitting it out yourself.

Can I have a different colour boat?

Grey is the standard colour. A limited range of other colours are available as an upgrade option. Special colour request are only available when a new batch of boats is being built.

Can I buy just the hull?

Yes. Bare hull comes with maststep, vang tang, venturis and chainplates only fitted.

Where do I buy sails from?

Sails are available through the Class Association

Where do I buy a mast and boom from?

Spars are available through the Class Association

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TYPBC has a strong and 'mature' Zephyr Fleet competing each Sunday in our Centrebaord club racing.

Club zephyr sailors also compete successfully at zephyr nationals.

The Zephyr fleet is the largest adult dinghy fleet in New Zealand.

ZEPHYR CLASS

A SIXTY YEAR PHENOMENON - AND COUNTING

"The Zephyr was given its name from a similarly titled gentle breeze in the Greek Islands. My boats tended to be gentle little boats, sweet in their line, so I called it a Zephyr."

- Des Townson 2006

The Zephyr yacht is a one person sailing yacht designed by New Zealander Des Townson in 1956. It is one of New Zealand's most popular single person sailing yachts with over 300 wooden boats and a number of the recent fibreglass hull versions being sailed nationwide.

Regular weekend (and sometimes midweek) racing with big fleets is held by yacht clubs in Christchurch, Wellington, Tauranga and Auckland.

With more young and older people getting into sailing, the Zephyr has proven to be an easy boat to learn sailing in and at the same time providing one class design competition for the best of New Zealand sailors.

WHO SAILS A ZEPHYR?

The Zephyr fleet is composed of sailors from teen years until 70s, men and women. 

Zephyrs are an ideal boat for both casual and competitive sailors, with a diverse range of sailing and racing backgrounds throughout the fleet. Boat numbers are strong throughout NZ with enjoyable racing from yacht clubs to National Championsips.

SAILOR WEIGHT

After some National Championships, the ZOA takes a look a the distribution of boat weight, skipper weights and finishing position. An approxiamate range of sailor weights is as follows:

• 58-120kg in the Nationals fleet
• 65 - 86kg in the top ten 
• 65 - 92kg in the top 20

You can be competitive in a Zephyr at 65-90kg and can enjoy sailing it at anything from 50-120kg!

By comparison, the accepted weight range (kgs) to be competitive for other classess are: Finn 90-105; Laser 78-82; Radial is 65-68; OK is 80-90.

There is also the option of putting a reef in so the really light sailors can be very competitive when it blows. 

LENGTH OVERALL:   3.35 m (11 ft 0 in)

MAST LENGTH:    5640 mm max

 Single hander yacht, mainsail only.

As a consequence of the different hull builders over the period of sixty years, six distinctive Zephyr hull groups exist and all are regularly raced; 

Townson #1-233

Cook #234-240

Adams #251-260

Christchurch #300-331

Brooke #501-529

Fibreglass hull: #600 series

MacKay full GRP: #700 series

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Zephyr is a small old-line sparmaker dedicated to proven designs and meticulous construction. We are determined to continue our proud tradition by building only the highest quality spars available and to maintain our reputation for performance and long term value.

Located in the upper reaches of Buzzards Bay in Wareham, Massachusetts, Zephyr was founded in 1947. Our facility is completely equipped with tools and inventory to fabricate spars for both small and large sailboats. The range of our capability extends from dinghy and one design racing spars to spars and rigging for yachts of up to fifty feet.

For many years, Zephyr has been building exceptional one design spars for the Shields, International One Design, Rhodes 19, Bull’s Eye, Mercury and many order classes. While there is considerable variation in design approaches among these classes, there is a single unwavering philosophy in the construction.

Zephyr is committed to building a spar that is competitive and that will remain competitive for the service life of the boat. Zephyr maintains the material and expertise necessary to build identical, competitively equal spars, and to ship from stock when needed. When we support a one design class we keep a competitive spar on hand for immediate delivery, even mid regatta.

We are able to duplicate any small class boat spar in the marketplace as well as design and fabricate small boat custom spars.

Zephyr clients receive the personal attention and careful consideration that only a small old line sparmaker can deliver. Zephyr spars provide the long term value and performance that a discriminating sailor demands. Zephyr stands ready to provide service and parts wherever or whenever needed.

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Zephyr (Sweisguth)

Zephyr (Sweisguth) is a 24 ′ 0 ″ / 7.3 m monohull sailboat designed by Francis Sweisguth starting in 1930.

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The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3

• SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
• D : Displacement in pounds.

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Ballast / Displacement * 100

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
• LWL: Waterline length in feet

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This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )

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• LOA: Length overall in feet
• Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet

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This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

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NATIONAL FLEET

The Zephyr fleet is the largest adult dinghy fleet in New Zealand.

The 2021 National Champs in Auckland attracted 70 skippers all on one start line, and anniversary events have had even larger fleets!

Each region has shown steady growth in recent years, with decent-sized local fleets encouraging exciting racing at both club and regional events.

Zephyrs are the largest senior class in Canterbury. We have just over 40 boats in the region as of September 2021, with over 30 expected to sail regularly. Fleets of 15-20 have been common in events over the past few years, providing intense competition for men and women skippers from their teenage years on, with skippers in their seventies still sailing regularly and competitively. Canterbury is currently the region with the most skippers under thirty, and the fleet has strongly encouraged youth entering the Zephyr class. The fleet's growth over the past few seasons is exciting.

The Estuary provides sheltered waters and stable winds, Christchurch, Mount Pleasant and Pleasant Point Yacht Clubs are on the Estuary. Naval Point Boating Club on Lyttelton Harbour, WSPBC on the Waimakariri Rivier, and Banks Peninsula clubs Akaroa Yacht Club and Pigeon Bay Boating Club provide a variation in sailing conditions. There is a good mix of local club events and regular, well-attended provincial ones.

The Zephyr is ideal for local conditions and the well-appointed Yacht Clubs provide a great atmosphere for competitors.

NELSON & MARLBOROUGH

Both Nelson Yacht Club and Queen Charlotte Yacht Club have growing Zephyr fleets, and both clubs have hosted fantastic regattas for Zephyrs, attracting a large fleet of boats travelling from both Canterbury and Wellington, in addition to local boats.

All South Island Zephyrs are looked after by the Canterbury Zephyr Owners' Association, with Nelson/Marlborough sailors very welcome to travel to Canterbury regattas any time, as some have already done. 

Tony Gable in Nelson is the local measurer for the Nelson/Marlborough fleet.

Worser Bay Boating Club is the home of Zephyr sailing in Wellington.

Wellington has a fleet of about 40 boats, many of whom sail regularly.

The Zephyrs race most Sundays in Auckland, typically at Pt Chevalier, Manly, Murrays Bay & French Bay. We regularly see fleets of 15 to 20 boats. Over the summer Wednesday sailing is on at Murrays Bay.

There is also a training session at Manly most Tuesday evenings in the Summer.

There are several regattas during the year. North Island Champs, Auckland Champs, and a National regatta. Email Brian Peet for a copy of the race programme.

​​​​​​​Tauranga boasts an enthusiastic Zephyr fleet. Sailing is on Sundays in summer with a fortnightly winter series.

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​​​​​​​Lake Rotoroa, Hamilton is the home of the Hamilton Yacht Club. Zephyr sailing has declined a bit in recent years, but a few dedicated sailors compete regularly. Sailing is on Saturday afternoons and Wednesday evenings.

Hamilton Sailors looking for Mid-Winter action often participate in the Tauranga Winter Series, held on Sundays.

Read about the Zephyrs at Hamilton Yacht Club