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This Alpha training boat is a new generation of rotor-moulded training boats built in the same factory as the rest of the Hartley Boats range and built to last.
With its integral buoyancy tanks, self-draining floor and with a hull weight of just 39kgs this is not a boring boat but is a perfect starter boat for an aspiring novice sailor but, being rotor-moulded it will stand the knocks and bumps during the learning stage.
The Alpha has a special buoyancy system fitted to the mast which helps to stop the sailor inverting the boat during capsize.
The boat comes complete and ready to sail with all foils, toe straps, spars, rigging and sails.
Hartley Boats are the only manufacturer to be able to offer a full 4-year guarantee on every boat. This Alpha is built to need little maintenance.
Why a Byte When We Have A BYTE C1 & C2
From the first day Mark and I saw the Byte C1 and C2 we knew it was the same designer as the Laser designer, we were also aware that the Laser is a very difficult boat to right for a light weight sailor when capsized. That made the decision to build the Byte a must as we wanted a Race boat for sailors between 48kg-70,
We have sold and continue to sell many C1 and C11 Bytes. The unique Hull shape is ideal, this well-balanced boat handles well on the sea especially in windy conditions and in big seas with large waves. The knowledge that the Byte Hull weight is only 45kg much lighter than the Laser and easier to right for those lighter helms, gives new sailors so much more confidence when at sea a massive advantage for beginners and the less experienced sailors.
The recently introduced new Square top Laminate racing sail, opens the leech, fends off in big winds and being so easy to set to ensure you get the best from your C1 and C11, this development has been a great help and very successful.
But it was always our intention to bring back the standard Byte which is ideal and suitable for all ages as well as being a great youth boat.
New Standard Byte Development
The standard Byte comes now with a two-piece Aluminium Mast for ease of transporting and mast assembly together with a top-quality Dacron main sail with a zip luff again ensuring even in big winds it is easy to rig the Byte. The boat fit out is kept simple but effective in order the helm can change the controls with ease.
The boat comes with all spars, rigging, foils, padded toe straps, and metal bailers and is completely ready to sail.
Budget
With Hartley boats selling a wide range of rotor boats at a lower price than a normally built boat, we have decided to offer this new exciting GRP hand built standard Byte at a budget price, so special is the price that the reduced cost after our massive half price offer is below that of a rotor boat.
The list price is £5995.00 complete ready to sail Inc. vat, with the half price offer at only £3495,00 Inc vat, this is a golden opportunity to buy the very best handmade GRP standard Byte dinghy with a 4-year guarantee at a daft cost price.
This offer is on a first served first sold basis only.
RYA Dinghy Show
The standard Byte will be on display at the dinghy show. We look forward to answering all your questions and meeting you all at the show.
Mark and Richard Hartley
Design a small boat just for training, design it to be the very best 10ft training dinghy in the world. Visit 35 Sailing Clubs and Sailing Centres to find out their requirements for a training boat, visit Holiday Sailing Schools and get their list of requirements then combine together and produce a list of priorities to be achieved from the new boat.
Employ the best Naval Architect in the UK, Phil Morrison and back that up with an unlimited budget. From our research the same priority list was repeated time and time again by many of the Training Centres.
What came back was they wanted a STABLE boat that gives confidence to any novice sailor with comfortable seating, plenty of leg room, a dry cockpit, high boom, an easy to reef sail and a boat that that would handle well in big seas.
Help us with capsize training, make it hard to invert and easy to get back up by a novice, make the boat sail like a normal boat but the sailor has to balance the boat however when it gets to the point of normal capsize it stops, it gives that extra stability to a novice sailor and in turn, confidence and the desire to come back and learn more and, above all comes off the water with a smile.
Give us a boat that we can maximise the return from our investment. Make it sailable from a 4-year-old or with an adult when learning to sail or two youths. Ensure it is not a heavy boat to handle but it must last the rigours of time.
The Hartley 10 is sailed by many Training Centres and Sailing Schools throughout the UK and is used by many of the leading holiday companies, we export the H10 to many countries throughout the world. Make the boat last the rigours of time, we have, and to endorse that we are the only manufacturer that offers a 4-year guarantee on all our rotor boats.
We are proud to say that all the benefits plus more have been achieved, we believe the H10 sailing dinghy is the most stable boat in the world.
When we sell a new boat, Hartley Boats likes to complete a full boat handover. Not only to ensure our customer understands how to rig their new boat but most importantly that they get the best from their new investment and enjoy sailing the boat and come off the water wanting to return and sail again.
We at Hartley Boats are very proud of our standards and build quality, to demonstrate that statement we are the only manufacturer to offer a 4-year guarantee.
Design a sailing dinghy just for training, design it to be the very best 12ft (3.65m) training dinghy in the world.
We visited 35 sailing clubs and sailing centres to find out their requirements for a training boat, we also visited holiday sailing schools to get their list of requirements and then combined together and produced a list of priorities to be achieved from the new boat.
Employ the best Naval Architect in the UK, Phil Morrison and back that up with an unlimited budget. From our research the same priority list was repeated time and time again by many of the training centres.
What came back was they wanted a STABLE boat that gave confidence to any novice sailor and with a centreboard fitted instead of the dagger board as used by other manufacturers would be a great advantage, comfortable seating, a dry cockpit, high boom and an easy to reef sail, with a boat that would handle well in big seas.
Help us with training, make it hard to invert and easy to get back up by a novice but make the boat sail like a normal boat, the sailor has to balance the boat but when it gets to the point of normal capsize it stops, give that extra stability to a novice sailor and in-turn, the confidence and the desire to come back and learn more and above all they come off the water with a smile.
Give us a boat to maximise the return from our investment, make it suitable for a youth sailor or for one or two adults. Ensure it is not a heavy boat to handle, but it must last the rigours of time.
The H12 has been exported to many countries and is used by holiday sailing companies and many of the leading sailing and training centres throughout the UK. The H12 is used by many families and has more than achieved its position in the sailing world.
We are proud to say all the benefits plus more have been achieved, we believe the H12 dingy is the most stable 12ft (3.65m) sailing dinghy in the world. Designed to give confidence and bring a smile to whoever sails the boat. The H12 was not designed to be a boring boat, with the right conditions it will get up and plain and be exciting to sail.
When we sell a new boat, Hartley Boats likes to complete a full boat handover. Not only to ensure that you understand how to rig your new boat but, most importantly that you get the best from your new investment and enjoy sailing the boat and you come of the water wanting to return and sail again.
We at Hartley Boats are very proud of our standards and build quality, to demonstrate that statement we are the only manufacturer to offer a 4-year guarantee.
Design a sailing dinghy just for training, design it to be the very best 12ft (3.65m) training dinghy in the world.
We visited 35 sailing clubs and sailing centres to find out their requirements for a training boat, we visited holiday sailing schools to get their list of requirements then combined together and produced a list of priorities to be achieved from the new boat.
We employed the best Naval Architect in the UK, Phil Morrison and backed that up with an unlimited budget. From our research the same priority list was repeated time and time again by many of the training centres.
What came back was they wanted a STABLE boat that gave confidence to any novice sailor and, with a centreboard fitted instead of the dagger board as used by other manufacturers would be a great advantage, comfortable seating, a dry cockpit, high boom and easy to reef the sail, with a boat that would handle well in big seas, with a choice of spinnaker system either asymmetric or symmetric to cater for all training disciplines.
Help us with training, make it hard to invert and easy to get back up by a novice but, make the boat sail like a normal boat that the sailor has to balance the boat but when it gets to the point of normal capsize, it stops to give that extra stability to a novice sailor and in-turn the confidence and the desire to come back and learn more and above all, comes off the water with a smile.
Give us a boat to maximise the return from our investment, make it suitable for a youth sailor or for one or two adults. Ensure it is not a heavy boat to handle but it must last the rigours of time.
The H12.2 has been exported to many countries and is used by holiday sailing companies, many of the leading sailing and training centres throughout the UK. The H12.2 is used by many families and has more than achieved its position in the sailing world.
We are proud to say all the benefits plus more have been achieved, we believe the H12.2 dingy is the most stable 12ft (3.65m) sailing dinghy in the world. The H12.2 was not designed to be a boring boat, with the right conditions it will get up and plain and be exciting to sail.
When we sell a new boat, Hartley Boats likes to complete a full boat handover. Not only to ensure that you understand how to rig your new boat but, most importantly that you get the best from your new investment and enjoy sailing the boat and come of the water wanting to return and sail again.
We at Hartley Boats are very proud of our standards and build quality, to demonstrate that statement we are the only manufacturer to offer a 4-year guarantee.
This was Hartley Boats hardest decision, would a similar sized boat to the Wayfarer affect the long-term sustainability of the Wayfarer’s future?
After many discussions we decided to go ahead with this 15.5ft (4.7m) rotor-moulded boat and in fact, we decided to look at its competitors first. The Wayfarer, the number one training boat found throughout the Country and shipped all over the world, together with the other rotor-moulded successful training boats.
We had the test results from the Wayfarer but needed to test and sail other rotor training boats to find out their strengths and weaknesses. After several months of testing we had our list of strengths and three difficult problems we needed to overcome. Having talked to many sailing schools, their general opinion was that when the boat was capsized the centreboard was too high making it difficult to right the boat in big winds, the shrouds flex and then load the genoa with far too much power, making it very difficult to control. Finally, a large rotor-moulded boat with large flat surfaces after several years of work, numerous cracks appeared.
These problems had to be thought through and solved, plus, we would take all the benefits from the number one training dinghy, the Wayfarer, with over 11,000 sailing and if we could find the team to design and incorporate all our requirements into this new H15 rotor-moulded boat, we would have a winner.
We found Glen Trustwell and Naval Architect Dan Holman who had worked on the Bahia and who were specialists in rotor boats. We produced for the H15 a requirement and benefits list taken from the Wayfarer Trainer and if we achieved the list, the H15 would become a world leader.
Hartley Boats requirements were, a STABLE boat to give confidence to a novice or established sailor. The boat should carry and be tested for 2 to 5 adults, comfortable seating, good depth to the floor and with plenty of leg room. A very high boom with a fitted Gnav to ensure all the forward space in the cockpit is clear, no boom problem on a tack or gybe, a self-draining cockpit with plenty of room for the helm to steer and drive the boat, but give more room for the crew so they have ample space to work and enjoy their sail. To ensure the boat shrouds would never flex and load the genoa in big winds, a special bar was introduced and fitted right through the boat from shroud to shroud, this has been a game changer and has been very successful.
With a maximum hull weight of only 139kgs this boat is easy to tow and makes launching and boat recovery a doddle. The requirement for an easy to use slab reefing main system with an internal roller furling genoa system, allows you to sail in very windy conditions but still be safe and very much in control. Fitted with an option of an asymmetric or symmetric spinnaker this puts the boat through its paces.
As with the Wayfarer the boat is at home in big seas and waves. It is a pleasure to helm this 15.5ft hull with its wide beam, it’s a joy as with the Wayfarer to sail.
Together with providing that extra stability should that learning mistake happen, it’s a very forgiving boat. For training, capsize drills are easy, the centreboard is easy to reach and one adult is able to safely right the boat.
The boat is very stable and two 18-year olds crossed the channel in 2019 in varied winds of up to 30mph, they found it exciting and reported the boat was fun to sail and would plain easily with great instant response. A great deal of time and effort was put in to make the H15 hull and deck in order that we produce a sleek and good-looking boat.
Boat Success
Being put through its paces for six months by the Royal Navy in their desire to replace the mighty Boson, which had given over 50 years’ service, we were delighted when the Royal Navy selected the H15 as its replacement. We have exported the H15 to many Countries and with the decision to buy a fleet of H15’s by Rockley Sailing School in Poole, together with many of the UK Sailing schools, many Sailing Centres and Holiday Companies then followed their lead. The H15 has also been bought by many private buyers who want no or little maintenance and, a boat that will be a dream to sail. It will last the rigours of time and take those little bumps and knocks. The H15 was designed and built with a great deal of curve through the deck and the floor to stop the boat cracking on flat surfaces and this has cured the problem.
Boat Benefits
When we sell a new boat, Hartley Boats likes to complete a full boat handover to ensure that you understand how to rig your new boat but most importantly that you get the best from your new investment and enjoy sailing the boat and come off the water and wanting to return and sail again.
We at Hartley Boats are very proud of our standards and build quality, to demonstrate that statement we are the only manufacturer to offer a 4-year guarantee. If you need your boat to be delivered, we can accommodate.
The big question on Hartley Boats agenda, could we improve this already very successful training boat? This outstanding training dinghy, was already used by many of the UK’s leading training schools and sailing clubs, together with many holiday companies.
The answer was, YES, with new technology and the best Naval Architect Phil Morrison on board and with the will and determination to make this training sailing dinghy even better. This then would deliver even better training results! No changes to the hull, the chined built Wanderer is the most STABLE dinghy of its size class in the world. You can even stand two adults on the side-deck without the boat capsizing. No change to the hull but, we would reduce the buoyancy in the side-tanks as with many other dinghy’s far too much buoyancy makes the centreboard float too high, making it difficult to right after capsize.
Get rid of the bath full of water to a few of inches would be a major benefit to training schools. Give a choice of asymmetric or symmetric spinnaker, move the thwart further aft to give more room for the crew. Lowering the inner skin nearer to the hull floor, would make more leg room and make a more comfortable seating position. Re-position the bailers, take them out of the way of feet to under the thwart. A self-draining cockpit with rear drain tubes and a boat with little maintenance, would be a great benefit. Slab reefing is standard but the option of a reefable genoa system that within twenty-five seconds you are able to trim the sail to adapt to changing wind conditions together with balancing the boat would also be a great advantage. The boat must still be able to sit on a mooring and be real value for money.
The Wanderer is tested for four adults and is the most stable platform you can find in any training dinghy in the world, second only to the Wayfarer due to its length and wide beam. Designed to give confidence and bring a smile to whoever sails the boat, ideal for children and adults of all age groups. With the excellent reefing options and with the kicker and cunningham led back to the centre this STABLE trainer can operate in all wind conditions and deliver year on year. The best return of your training investment in the business.
It is also a known fact, you can see Wanderers still being used after thirty years, that return on your investment is a land mark in the dinghy training world and cannot be beaten.
When we sell a new boat, Hartley Boats likes to complete a full boat handover. Not only to ensure that you understand how to rig your new boat but most importantly that you get the best from your new investment.
We at Hartley Boats are very proud of our standards and build quality, to demonstrate that statement we are the only manufacturer to offer a 4-year guarantee. If you need your boat to be delivered, we can accommodate.
The big question on Hartley Boats agenda was, could we improve this already very successful training boat? This outstanding training dinghy was already used by many of the UK’s 1,700 leading training schools and sailing clubs together with many holiday companies.
The answer was, YES, with new technology and the best naval Architect Phil Morrison on board and with the will and determination to make this the number one training sailing dinghy even better. This then would deliver even better training results. No changes to the hull, the chined built Wayfarer is the most STABLE dinghy of its size class in the world. You can even stand two adults on the side-deck without the boat capsizing. No change to the hull, but we would reduce the buoyancy in the side tanks, as with many other dinghies, far too much buoyancy makes the centreboard float too high and it is difficult to right after capsize.
Get rid of the bath full of water to a couple of inches would be a major benefit to training schools. Give a choice of asymmetric or symmetric spinnaker, move the thwart further aft to give more room for the crew. Lower the inner skin nearer to the hull floor, make more leg room and a more comfortable seating position. Reposition the bailers, take them out of the way of feet to under the thwart. A self-draining cockpit with rear drain tubes and a boat with little maintenance would be a great benefit. Slab reefing is standard, but the option of a reefable genoa system that within twenty-five seconds you are able to trim the sails to adapt to changing wind conditions, together with balancing the boat, would also be a great advantage. The boat must still be able to sit on a mooring and be real value for money.
The Wayfarer is tested for six adults and is the most stable platform you can find in any training dinghy, in the world. Designed to give confidence and a smile to whoever sails the boat, ideal for children and adults of all age groups. With the excellent reefing options together with the kicker and cunningham led back to the centre this STABLE trainer can operate in all wind conditions and deliver year on year, giving the best training investment return in the business.
It is also a known fact, you can see Wayfarers still being used after thirty years of use, that return on investment is a land mark in the dinghy training world and cannot be beaten.
When we sell a new boat, Hartley Boats likes to complete a full boat handover. Not only to ensure that you understand how to rig your new boat but most importantly that you get the best from your new investment.
We at Hartley Boats are very proud of our standards and build quality, to demonstrate that statement we are the only manufacturer to offer a 4-year guarantee.
