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| Sandpiper Events: |
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Have "Fun" this summer by
Trailer Sailing. Hit the road and sail with other Sandpiper Owners in new
locations.
Create your own Sandpiper Events and have them announced online here. |
| If you own a Sandpiper,
Please Contact us to be included in our Registry! Find out where the
nearest Sandpipers is to you! |
| Sandpiper
News Cast: |
| June 10, 2009 |
A Salute to Tailpiper and crew, for the creation of their
newest Sandpiper movie adventure. "The 64 Mile Weekend". |
| Apr. 8, 2009 |
We were very surprised that when we opened our email had
we received an email from the designer of the Sandpiper Leonardo
da Costa Sayago. We would like of his story on a webpage dedicated
to him. Hopefully as time permits we can hear more from Leonardo. If you
have questions about the Sandpiper do email us to forward to him. |
| Apr. 6, 2009 |
We have been notified of a open house and sale on Saturday April 11at
Sobstab Sails. If you visit them, do let them know that you have
discovered them our website. Click here for details on Sobstab
Sails. |
| Apr. 6, 2009 |
NEW: Sandpiper owners with
photo pages can add personalized descriptions and modifications of their
boats. examples: David,
Pierre, Frank. |
| Jan. 10, 2009 |
We
have been in contact with the Small Craft Advisor Magazine and have
helped made arrangements to have them perform a Boat Review of the
Sandpiper for summer of 2009. More news Later. |
|
Dec. 23, 2008 |
KIDS
ON DECK,
Sandpiper Families get your Sailing Children involved with others, in their own
zone. "Kids on Deck" |
| Dec. 20, 2008 |
Watch
Sandpiper 565 Movies here on our Movies page. |
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Nov. 17, 2008 |
Want
to race online all winter, then The Vendée Globe, and
the Volvo Ocean Race are just want you need, you can
play for free and race against others. Use your Sandpiper Boat Names for
your nicknames and lets see which Sandpiper Captains make it to the TOP
10, do check out Online Racing.
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| Why a Sandpiper?:
Do you ever watch a sandpiper bird as it moves along the shoreline?
Do you notice that the sandpiper bird is darting in and out of the waters edge
along the beach looking for food and always seems to be moving around?
Well
basically that's what our Sandpiper Sailboats do, but we tend try to stay
in the water more than on land, and we can go anywhere any time. In less
than 15 minutes Sandpipers can be rigged and launched ready to sail or
hauled out and trailer secured to travel over land to explore new inland
waters.
The
Sandpiper 565 can be classified as a pocket or compact cruiser, or a
micro-cruiser that is; small (18.6 feet or 5.65 meters), lightweight (1200 lbs), a
sailboat with a cabin (headroom 4'4") intended for recreational cruising and overnight
stays (sleeps 4), can be easily loaded onto a trailer and towed, and is
very easy to beach. The calculated hull speed is 5.81 mph (5 knots).
The
Sandpiper 565 is also a sailing sloop with four berth accommodation and is
popular in eastern Canada and in the great lakes region. Due to her short
waterline and wide beam (7'.1"), the Sandpiper is not a really fast
boat but she shows a good pointing ability. A little tender at first, she
rapidly becomes stiffer as the retractable daggerboard keel (300 lbs on a
lead screw) begins to do its job. The keel retracts fully inside the boat
(draft becomes 10 inches) and when lowered only protrudes 2'1" below
the hull (draft becomes 2'11"). The Sandpiper can be sailed single
handedly and has a wide beam for stability, is inexpensive, and being
trailerable, means not having to pay for expensive marina slips. The mast
of the Sandpiper is 22 feet 1.75 inches long (from bottom edge of aluminum
foot casting to mast top) and it lays down nicely on the top of the Boat
when trailering. |

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Sandpiper
Origins: The Sandpiper 565 was a English Channel craft was first
manufactured by Messrs, Sandpiper Marine LTD. of Southampton, England in 1972, and was
built under licence by C & L Boatworks Waterhouse & May Limited originally
in Pickering Ontario. The Sandpiper 565 Sailboats is no longer in
production but CL Sailboats in Fort Erie, continue to offer free technical advice and supply
replacement parts and sails (check the support web page). The high production cost (labor intensive) of
building the boat finally resulted in it discontinued for more favorable models.
The first Sandpiper constructed in Canada was in 1974 with the last in 1993. The
sandpiper is also constructed to the Loyds of London Shipyards Standards. The
Sandpiper is very close in design to both the English SailFish
18 and the Ockelbo OS19 with all three being
designed by the same designer Leonardo da Costa Sayago.
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Custom
Built
Sandpiper Sails

"Your
Sailing Store"
Sailing Loft and Repairs.
Harken, Spinlock,
Profurl,
Wiley Nautical, Interlux.
Topper
Sailboat Distributor
220 Bayview Drive, Unit 7,
Barrie, Ontario, L4N4Y8
Tel: 1-800-713-9197
Email: sobstad@bellnet.ca
Website: www.sobstad.com
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| Sandpiper
Standard Boat Specifications:
Blue
hull with white deck in handlaid fibreglass, with non-skid surfaces and self
draining cockpit floor and seats. 4-berth accommodation with cushions. Cabin
hand lockers and stowage compartments. Plexiglass ports. Chemical toilet (with
pumpout on foredeck) to OWRC specs. Roomy aft locker in cockpit. Built in
positive foam buoyancy. Sliding main hatch with washboards (locking). Forward
hatch. Self-draining anchor locker.
Sandpiper Optional Purchase Options:
When
the sandpiper was purchased brand new, the following options were available;
trailer, spinnaker, slab reefing, dropleaf table, anchor and line, cockpit tent
cover, storm jib, wind pennant, lighting, wisker pole, cockpit cushions, jib
furling, bow pulpit, stern cleats and fairleads, and sail cover.
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What's new on the Sandpiper565
website. |
What's Our Goal |
| June 2009 |
- Updated For Sale Page and Misc. 2 Photo page. |
The purpose of this website is for Sandpiper 565
Sailboat Owners to collaborate; hang out, share photos, ideas, and for technical
advice. Material posted on this website is to help those who are new to
Sandpiper Sailing. Do enjoy this site and feel free to add to it and promote it.
Thanks

Racing Class Flag
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| Apr. 2009 |
- Created Leonardo da Costa Sayago page.
- Updated Registry
- Created Lesley's and England (UK) photo pages.
- Added Sobstab Sails and Created Sobstab page.
- Added Pierre's table plans to his photo page. |
| Mar. 2009 |
- Tweaked home page for faster loading. |
| Jan. 2009 |
- In contact with Small Craft Advisor to perform a
Sandpiper Review. |
| Feb. 2009 |
- Created Franks Photo Page, updated registry, movies,
and links. |
| Jan. 2009 |
- Created Louis's Photo Page |
| Dec. 2008 |
- Created "Kids On Deck" just for kids, a
kids zone to hang out.
- Added U-Tube viewer on the Movies Page.
- Updated Registry and Links. |
| Nov. 2008 |
- Created Online Sailing Games page. |
| Oct. 2008 |
- Created Sudbury Yacht Club, and Cool Breeze's Keel photo pages. |
| Sept. 2008
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- Created Sandpiper Movies Page.
- Created Bob's, Allan's, and Pierre's photo pages
- Updated links, for sale, Registry, and Sandpiper Google Map.
- replied to many awaiting emails..
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| June 2008
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- Removed GRYC Page as they are not hosting any Sandpiper Regattas.
- Updated Rendezvous, Registry and Sandpiper Google Map.
- Created Water Leaks |
| May 2008
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- Created Keel Table Page
- Added 18 Photos of Piper modifications to David's
Photo Page.
- Created Donations: Hall of Fame and John Photo's Page. |
| Apr. 2008 |
- Added the Ockelbo
OS19 to the registry.
- Created the Sandpiper's Brother, the Ockelbo
OS19 page.
- Created David's Photo Page lot's of new
modifications.
- Created Sid's Photo Page, raise the Mast by yourself.
- Added a Sandpiper Google Map to Registry |
| Mar. 2008 |
- Created Don's Photo Page |
| Feb. 2008 |
- Created What's in a Sandpiper's Name?
- added more pictures to miscphotos
- updated for sale section, removed sold and added new ones. |
| Jan. 2008
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- Created Signal code flags page.
- Added 8 Misc. photos to the Photo Albums.
- Temporary modified Guestbook to allow entries via
email.
- Created Cockpit Tents and Sunshade webpage
- Added the sail dimensions to sail area
- Added CL photos of building the Sandpipers to Photos Section.
- Updated home page with press reports &
construction.
- Updated the Links pages
- Tweaked the website overall
- Added new Sandpiper
Owners to the registry. |
| Dec. 2007 |
- Added CRYC photos to Photo Albums.
- Created this What's New section
- Added Nomads photos to photo gallery.
- Added Remy's photos to photo gallery.
- Created FAQ webpage
- Added owner's photo links from the registry to their photo gallery.
- Added owner's photo & movie links from the registry to their websites. |
| Oct. 2007 |
- Created Sailfishs vs Sandpipers webpage.
- Created Links webpage |
| Sept. 2007 |
- Created Constance-Bay webpage. |
| June 2007 |
- Created GRYC webpage.
- Created Rendezvous webpage.
- Created the Photo's Section. |
| May 2007 |
- Created Registry webpage
- Created website. |
The
www.sandpiper565.com site has been visited
times since May 1/2007.
Counter only
increases for first time visitors. On May 1/2008 (First Birthday) 3000 hits.
On April 8/2009 counter hit 10,000 and restarted back at zero. |