MINI-12 FACT SHEET

There are 2 classes of Mini-12 yachts in the RVYC Fleet.

• ILLUSION - designed by British yacht designer Jo Richards in 1981
• DECEPTION - designed by Guy Tyrwhitt-Drake of RVicYC in 1984

All Mini-12s are built to a scaled down (one-fifth) version of the 12 metre boats, e.g. CANADA 1, which was a contender in the America's Cup Race a few years ago.
Ours is the only organized fleet in Canada although these boats are very popular in Europe. Our enthusiasm has spread to Seattle and now Seattle Yacht Club members have purchased 20 Deceptions, built here in Victoria by RVicYC's John Booth.

DECEPTIONS:

• 13 feet overall length with 10 foot waterline
• Larger sail area than Illusion
• First Deceptions built by Guy Tyrwhitt-Drake, Andrew McBride, Lyle Hayden, Gerry Porter and Peter Kleyn.

ILLUSIONS:

• 12 feet overall length with 10.6 foot waterline.
• 350 - 375 pounds of ballast in keel (same for Deceptions).
• In early 1980s CANADA 1 trained in Victoria and several Illusions were used for promotional purposes.
• In 1985 John Newton, a well-known local sailor, gifted RVicYC with 6 Illusions. This, along with the new Deceptions was the beginning of our Mini-12 Fleet.

RVYC FLEET:

• Presently, we have 15 Illusions (10 are Club-owned) and 11 privately -built and owned Deceptions.
• We race every Saturday from September to May. Then summer casual sailing takes over.
• The fleet consists of all ages (oldest is 89), both male and female, of various levels of skill and experience.
• The Mini-12 Fleet is the largest and most active fleet in the Club with 50 active sailors.