Sailing a Hartley TS16 Trailer Sailer

Updated 9 am 22.9.2009

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8.4.2007 - NSW Championships - The fleet on the run at Sunshine on Lake Macquarie

What is a Hartley TS16?

The Hartley TS16 is the most popular trailer sailer in Australia. It is a clean lined, unsinkable conventional trailer yacht with performance and versatility proven over more than 30 years. It is light, easy to rig, launch and retrieve and can be towed comfortably by a four cylinder car. For more see Hartley TS16 Details.

Pleasure Boating

The Hartley TS16 is a versatile pleasure boat for sailing, motoring and camping. It has overnight accommodation for two in the cabin and, with a boom tent, a further two in the cockpit. With a 4-10 hp outboard motor it becomes a very stable launch for fishing or just for cruising. For details see NSW Association Cruising Programme and Victorian Programme.

Racing

Hartley TS16s are regularly raced as one class racing yachts throughout Australia and are also raced in mixed fleets. They prove very competitive in mixed company and are often a match for yachts up to 22 feet in length. For more information about racing and a list of sailing clubs in NSW where Hartley TS16s race see Racing in NSW. For similar information in other States see Hartley TS16 Sailing in Other States and for New Zealand see Hartley TS16 Sailing in New Zealand

If you are about to begin racing, for a good and relatively straightforward introduction to the subject see Racing Basics.

National and State Championship series are held each year. For details of forthcoming and recent past National and State Championships see Championships

Coming Events

For details of things happening in the near future see Coming Events

Crewing on a Hartley TS16

One of the best ways to learn about Hartley TS16s is to sail in one as crew. Regular racing skippers are from time to time looking for people to cover the absence of regular crew through work commitments, illness etc. To check on currently available crewing positions see TS16 Crewing.

If you would like your name listed as available for casual crewing send an Email with your name, contact details and the area in which you are available to Bob Young at younger@iprimus.com.au.

Acquiring Your Hartley TS16

Many Hartley TS16s have been built by amateur builders and this is a popular way of acquiring one at a reasonable cost. For some pictures of wooden ones being amateur built see A Pictorial History of "Gingerbread Girl" and The "Scaliwag" Project.  To follow the progress of a wooden one being built professionally see Ron Wilkinson Website . For some pictures of a boat being built using a new type of construction see Prototype Foam Sandwich Boat .

Plans and other information are available from National Registrar, Barrie Heath, mail to Hartley Trailer Sailer 16 Association of Australia Inc, c/- 217 Fox Valley Rd WAHROONGA NSW 2076, phone 02 9489 5126 or Email

A list of boats and boat equipment for sale is available from the NSW Hartley TS16 Association. See Boats and Boat Equipment for Sale. There is also a list of people seeking boats and boat equipment. See Boats and Boat Equipment Wanted.

The Joy Of Sailing

For some TS16 pictures see TS16 Picture Gallery.

The NSW Hartley TS16 Association

The NSW Hartley TS16 Association assists with all aspects of acquiring your Hartley TS16 and getting the utmost enjoyment from it. There is a list of preloved boats available - see Boats and Boat Equipment for Sale. For those who wish to built their own, there are supplies of masts, booms, fittings, etc and helpful advice from those who have built Hartley TS16s themselves. For similar information in other States see Hartley TS16 Sailing in Other States

Once you have your boat, there are organised day cruises to interesting places you may not have thought of going, with the reassurance of experienced help at hand if needed. See NSW TS16 Association Cruising Programme. There is also racing on either Saturdays or Sundays and the Association can introduce you to the sailing clubs and the Hartley TS16 sailors who race there. See Racing in NSW. For details of how to ensure you will be sailing safely see Hartley TS16 Safety Documents.

The NSW Association also produces Tillerscope, an informative monthly newsletter containing advice of coming events, hints to improve your sailing and information about the easiest ways to maintain and improve your boat. Tillerscope is posted free to NSW, ACT and Queensland members. An annual subscription is available to non-members and members in other States for a fee of $20.00 posted to The Registrar, Hartley TS16 Association of NSW and ACT, 217 Fox Valley Rd, Wahroonga, NSW 2076. For overseas subscribers the cost is $A30.00

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The Hartley Trailer Sailer 16 Association of Australia

The Australian Hartley TS16 Association deals with overall management of the class. It keeps a register of boats and members, administers the class rules and supplies building plans and other information. If you would like to join the Association print, complete and post in the Application for Membership Form. When you join the Australian Association, you will automatically become a member of the State Hartley TS16 Association for the State in which you reside. For some detailed information see Official Documents.

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