Cherub, International

The Cherub is a two-person development-class racing dinghy that began in New Zealand in 1951 to a John Spencer design, then spread to Australia and the United Kingdom. As a development class the rules fix only outline parameters (hull length about 3.7 m, sail area and weight limits) while leaving hull shape, foils, and rig open, so designs evolve continuously. Modern Cherubs are twin-trapeze planing skiffs carrying an asymmetric spinnaker. The class is not Olympic; it races national and international championships under its own class association.