Graduate 3000 is now class legal and is in production
by Steve Cockerill, Rooster Sailing 14 Aug 2009 15:19 BST
Recent Graduate test in Grad 3000 with Rooster's Accountant in the front - she had never set foot in a dinghy before! © Helen Audsley, Rooster Sailing
After months of speculation the Graduate Class Members have adopted Phil Morrison's makeover of the Graduate. The three proposals put to the membership for consideration were that boats built from the new deck mould would be certified Graduate Dinghies (after measurement checks); that corrector weights could be increased from 7 kg to 10 Kg and that fitting of bilge rubbing strips to be made optional. All three were passed with a huge majority.
'Grad 3000' was a makeover by Phil Morrison in association with the Boatyard at Beer. Production is now starting in earnest with boat packages being put together by Rooster Sailing. Grad 3000 benefits from a more open cockpit, more room for the crew when sitting forward, a gnav to give the crew more room and an easy to use jib cleat and fairlead position. Anyone would think we have been listening to crews!