A VERY WARM WELCOME.....

If this is your first visit...

We hope you'll stay and discover why beginners, experts, young and old alike are so delighted they chose the Miracle sailing dinghy for friendly, exciting, competitive racing at club or National level - or for simply pottering about with the grandchildren and a picnic.

We hope you'll discover why as a truly underestimated class, the fruit of one of Jack Holt's latest designs continues to inspire and thrill a growing armada of sailors throughout the UK and beyond. And we hope you'll discover why, with such a strong, active class association that the Miracle has well and truly sailed from strength to strength.

The Miracle is a truly versatile craft and is ideal for beginners or experts, young and old alike. It offers friendly but competitive, exciting racing opportunities at both club and national level - but is also the perfect boat to take on the family holiday, to potter down river with a picnic, or for more serious cruising adventures.

The optional spinnaker (with chute), flat aft section and wide beam help to provide all the thrills and spills you'd expect from a one-design thoroughbred planing racing-boat which even downwind, remains stable enough for youth or inexperienced helm to quickly learn to control - whilst up at the top end of the fleet, world class racing helms and crews (take a look, you'll see some famous names) continually fight close battles for prime position.

Exciting racing is available at nearly a hundred clubs nationwide - here the Bailey brothers show how it's done.

With its incredibly light weight, ample buoyancy and stowage, deceptive roominess, high stability and tolerance for differing crew weights - the Miracle is arguable the best craft for single-handed or short-handed cruising adventures - either alone, with small children, or even the whole family The forward side deck is ingeniously cut away so that the young or apprehensive can sit 'in' rather than 'on' the boat. Whether for an hour, or whether camping or overnighting on an extended cruise, you can venture out confidently in the knowledge that should the weather deteriorate, her sail area of 95 square feet (before reefing) will remain safe and controllable even in a really hard blow - and she will even take a small outboard engine (although it's a really good idea to remember to remove it if you go racing!).

Only beginners or experts between the age of 2 and 102 should consider sailing a Miracle!

The biggest secret shared by Miracle owners though, is the totally unbeatable value for money when compared to other performance dinghies of similar size. Current typical secondhand prices start from around £300 for a knockabout daysailer, £500 to £1000 for a good club racer, £1,000 to £3,500 for a winning National Championship standard boat - however, older boats still continue to win at national level. New, complete, Miracles can be bought from Starboard - or you can even build it yourself from plans. Rig systems remain relatively simple, so even a breakage can be replaced economically, and a new suit of racing sails (main, jib and spinnaker) will cost just a little over £500 - compare that with any other performance boat! Want one? Ian Kelly at Starboard will be able to make your dreams a reality. For details of new or second hand Miracles, Miracle spares, parts and any other chandlery requirements, he can be contacted on 01332 811131 or by email at sales@starboard.org.

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The Miracle therefore, keeps all your sailing options open, she's safe and spacious enough to give all family members enjoyment, whilst her racing performance will satisfy any demand for a high adrenaline sport at almost 100 clubs nationwide, supported by a strong, active, friendly class association.

The Miracle has a true thoroughbred pedigree and was one of the last designs to have come from the stable of the worlds foremost small sailboat designer - Jack Holt. Tens of thousands of dinghies sailed today were designed by him, such was the success of his prolific designing career. He brought sailing to the masses in the 1960's with his famous Mirror dinghy and continued to produce hugely successful designs such as the Enterprise, GP14, Cadet, Hornet, Pacer, Solo, and Streaker to name but a few. The Miracle design represented the culmination of lessons learned from his many previous designs and with Barry Read, Jack Holt developed the slot and glue method of constructing Miracles which enabled some boats to be built from kits even by inexperienced amateurs. The first Miracles were launched in 1975, since then the Miracle has gone from strength to strength and sail numbers today exceed 4,000.

No need for a trailer - the Miracle can easily be beached singlehanded.

The Miracle Class Association was formed in 1975 to represent the interests of all Miracle owners whether racing or cruising, and we are a very active and friendly bunch. Amongst many other things, we represent owners in negotiations with the Copyright Holders, organise National and Area Championships, produce Halo our quarterly magazine, control and develop the one-design principle by maintaining measurement procedures and records, and stimulate new interest in the class by promoting the boat and the Association at the Alexandra Palace 'Dinghy Show' and this website. Membership of the association is of great benefit to members in many different ways and the fees are minimal. For 26 years we have maintained a preferential class association insurance scheme with Newton Crum to help further in driving down your running costs.

For further information on the Miracle Association click here.

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