Welcome to the Sandpiper 565 Owner's Group!
 

Sandpiper Events:	Rendezvous: August. 8/9/10, Constance Bay: July-August,
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.
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.

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.

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

Reports From The Press : A "dinghy with lid" Geoffrey Underwood sailing correspondent of the Western Morning News describes the Sandpiper 565. Carefully planned accommodation with dinghy performance. Light and responsive under her 167 square feet of sail. Practical Boat Owner, states, "Sandpiper 565 is a boat to add to your list if you're hunting round for a trailable 18 footer shoal draft. An all resinglass boat the Sandpiper should appeal to a "first buyer". All in all a pretty sailing boat which comes with Yachting & Boating Monthly: John Driscoll, With the Solent just recovering from the onslaught of an Autumn gale, we set full sail in order to beat out of the shelter of the Medina against the tide, and the Sandpiper showed herself to be lively, from the onset. She pointed high and sailed fast enough over the tide to allow us to doge the floating bridge and the ferry without having to resort to using the outboard. Sunday Express Boat Test: Kenneth Duxbury, Any sailor who can handle a cruising dinghy will find Sandpiper 565 a delight. Yesterday in a spanking breeze off the Cornish coast I put her through her paces under full sail. She came through with flying colours. For this versatile craft has a performance and quality of finish which would be hard to better for her class.

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Quality Construction: All molding by hand lay-up. Built-in buoyancy is provided for additional safety. The sides decks are wide enough to walk on with ease, combined with handrails on the cabin roof. There is easy access to the cabin through the large sliding main hatch. Retractable outboard motor bracket is standard equipment. A carefully designed, extremely dry cockpit with high coaming for comfortable day sailing. Non-skid surfaces and extra The Sandpiper 565 secures neatly on a trailer for mobility, and can be trailed with ease. Launching and recovery is simple, allowing access to coastal and inland waterways. The keel is recessed within the hull for trailing and stowage. Deck fittings are of the finest non-corrosive quality including stemhead roller, mooring cleat and fairleads. The anchor and chain locker is self-draining and the forward hatch is well positioned for access to the foredeck and ventilation. The bow pulpit is an attractive option. A light and airy cabin with two large hatches and plexiglass ports. Four large berths with deep soft cushions allow for comfortable sleeping. Ample main stowage is provided below the berths and the handy port starboard cave lockers are great for odds and ends. A convenient locker for storing the keel winch handle is also provided. There is excellent sitting headroom, and an optional table fits neatly onto the keel housing. The chemical toilet is standard equipment.

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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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Sandpiper Speeds: How fast and how does a Sandpiper handle? Well there have been local reports of Sandpipers performing; Averaging 9 mph (GPS) St Mary's River. Reaching up to 12 mph (GPS) on Whitefish Bay on Lake Superior with full sails running downwind at about 45 degrees to the wind/waves with the waves being 6ft high. The Sandpiper was maintaining a steady 7.5 mph and then hitting 12 mph as It surfed with each wave. Being big enough to handle well on Lake Ontario through 10' swells in high wind.

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