The PiXel

As seen in Canadian Yachting.

The Pixel, is designed for beginner and intermediate junior sailors and made its maiden voyage recently from the Norwalk Yacht Club near Kirby's home in Rowayton Connecticut.

"I really have a good feeling about the Pixel," said Kirby,. "It is doing what I want it to do and what I hoped it would do and what the calculations said it would do."

Knowing Kirby he knew full well how this new creation would perform. In 20 knots of breeze the Pixel began planing upwind with its occupants hiking out. There is no trapeze on the Pixel and its ability to plane to windward with hiking straps only is unusual. Read the Full Article >>

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Kirby Designs A-Z

Of the 60 + designs turned out since 1958, when Bruce Kirby was a working newspaperman designing boats in the evenings and weekends, a complete list has never been compiled until now. The purpose of the list to to help owners of these boats to know when and why their vessels came into being, and where possible, to tell where information on them can be found. As more designs are being turned out each year the list will continue to be a work in progress. To view the current list, please use the drop down menu above.

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