Gull History

The Gull sailing dinghy was designed by Ian Proctor in 1956. He built the first prototype boat (Jolly Roger) to teach his own children how to sail.

Mark One

The original mk1 boat was produced as a Kit by Smallcraft of Blockley. The MK1 was all wood, designed as a frameless double chine dinghy with two buoyancy tanks built in, one in the bow and one in the stern. The mast had two positions, one for sailing with a mainsail and jib and one for single handed jib less sailing.

A GRP version of the MK1 was produced in 1966 but as this was an exact copy of the wooden boat it was difficult to build.

Mark Two

A Mark two was introduced as a cheaper more easily manufactured GRP version. It didn't have a permanent fore deck instead having a canvas cover that could be removed. The Mark 2 was never very popular and the Mark1 continued being produced as a timber kit.

Mark Three