The Guepard (cheetah) is a dinghy designed around fifty years ago by Étienne Riguidel and native to the Gulf of Morbihan.
Single chine with a heavy center plate, the Guepard is traditionally built wood on frame, it's relatively heavy displacement helping to make it a safe and suitable boat for the strong tidal waters.
Guepards are a colorful fleet, often setting a white mainsail with coloured jib to match the hull. The yellow boat above looked great, with only the mast varnished, contrasting colours for deck and waterline make her a stand out boat.
Some colour schemes were more subtle, some less so, great fun and they look like great boats to sail, lots of pictures on the association web site.
Retro 78
20 hours ago
I really like these little boats - they hint at the American 'Lightening' class. I am guessing they have a swinging centreboard and are carvel planked?
ReplyDeleteA modern version in plywood would be light and fast - easy enough to build with its hard chine, I would think.