HUNTER SAILING EVENTS

HMYC 9HR Event HMYC - Midmar Dam KZN Sat 25th Feb 2012 Race documents coming soon

HUNTER NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2012 HMYC - Midmar Dam KZN Sunday the 18th March to Tuesday the 20 March

The Hunter 19 - Brief Class History

The Hunter class dates back to about 1967, with the first 'famous' boat being the NATIONAL SQUIB, designed and finished by Oliver Lee and moulded by the Essex Boat Company. The Squib has gone on to reach British national status with more than 800 on the water. In 1970, a chap named Michael Poland requested that the builder design a 'lid' for the Squib to enable him to sail it across the English Channel.
As Poland's other favourite past-time was hunting, the boat was named the HUNTER 19!
Oliver Lee also designed a Squib with a lifting keel, called a TRACER, and then redesigned the Hunter 19, naming the new boat the EUROPA.
There is also the SANDHOPPER, a Squib with bilge keels...
The Hunter 2000 is a South African derivative, having again been redesigned from new moulds.

HUNTER CLASS BLOG FEED

NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO GET INTO HUNTER SAILING

Two damn Good reasons for getting into the Hunter Fleet:
1) One of the largest keelboat fleets in South Africa (consistently 30+ boats on the startline....49 at the SA Nationals 2007)
2) Most reasonably priced sailing & value for money in the country. You can buy a second hand Hunter needing some TLC (at relatively low cost) from just R16 000. Buy a Hunter that d you can jump into and sail competitively, from about R20 000.
Buy a front runner for about R35 000... Go to our For Sale Page to see a choice of Yachts on offer now!

Value wake-up call: In the UK a new SQUIB will cost you the equivalent of about R132 000.