small SigneT line drawing Printed from SigneT Class Owners Association website at www.sailsignet.org.uk

Welcome to the SigneT Class Owners Association (UK)

Latest website updates
2009

22nd November 2009 : Travellers Series Results added
25th October 2009 : Open Meeting Results added for Lakeside SigneT Open
30th August 2009 : SigneT listed for sale on eBay. Also added to the SigneT secondhand list.
19th August 2009 : results for Singlehanded race added to SigneT Nationals results pages at Ullswater
18th August 2009 : results for races 5,6, Helm Invitation, Crew Invitation, and overall results added to SigneT Nationals results pages at Ullswater
12th August 2009 : results for race 4, and overall results after 4 races added to SigneT Nationals results pages at Ullswater
11th August 2009 : list of competitors and results for races 1, 2 & 3 added to SigneT Nationals results pages at Ullswater
8th August 2009 : pages added for SigneT Nationals race reports/results from Ullswater
18th July 2009 : Three boats for sale have been added to the SigneT secondhand list.
7th July 2009 : SigneT National Championships Entry Form added.
2nd July 2009 : Open Meeting Results added for Grafham SigneT Open
31st May 2009 : Fishers Green SigneT Open Meeting cancelled
24th May 2009 : Towy Nail Race Report added to Towy Nail Meeting results
21st May 2009 : Paxton Open Meeting Race Report added to Paxton SigneT Open results
10th May 2009 : Open Meeting results added for Paxton Open Meeting and Towy Nail
18th Apr 2009 : Website update: Countdown to the 2009 sailing season begun - see above.
19th Jan 2009 : Website update: 2009 sailing and social diary of events added. See under "Events".

24th Sep 2008 : Overall Results for SigneT Travellers Series announced.

23rd Sep 2008 : Ferry Meadows SigneT Open Meeting race results and photos added to report. Ferry Meadows SigneT Open Meeting 21st September 2008


The SigneT is a 12’4” traditional racing dinghy designed in 1961 by Ian Proctor. In Ian’s own words, “the design problem set by the Sunday Times was to provide really good sailing and racing at the lowest possible cost” and 40 years later the SigneT does exactly that.

The wooden hull, designed for home building in your average single garage without the need for fancy tools, is a lasting design. The oldest built to the current design is SigneT ST2 – built in 1961 and still sailing competitively within the fleet today. Now you can have SigneTs built for you, home-build or buy second-hand.

You can view a brief specification here.

The SigneT was designed for all the family. It is small enough, with jib, to be handled by children in moderate winds and its stability makes it ideal for training. Yet fully equipped, with Genoa and a 90 square foot spinnaker, it makes for some very exciting racing.

The class is a family class, which welcomes new members, whether as experienced sailors or novices. Both individuals and families are equally welcomed in a fleet where all age groups race together in a competitive, but supportive and friendly atmosphere. There are opportunities for beginners to sail with experienced members of the fleet and also for non-racers to cruise.
Non-sailing supporters are equally welcome and many lasting friendships are made on the bank.

The association runs a series of Open Meetings at various venues between May and September. We also hold a full week’s National Championships in early August each year, with the nationals venues taking us variously to both coastal waters and inland lakes. We offer help and advice on all aspects of SigneT sailing including buying or building a SigneT, fitting a SigneT, measurement, tuning or any other question you can think of relating to SigneT sailing. We are also able to put new members in touch with other SigneT sailors around the UK for local support and advice.
Action from the 2008 National Championships at Chichester

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