Cheapest 30 foot Sports Boat you can get!

Welcome to the Victorian Diamond Association web site. This site has been constructed to allow members and the general public, to view race information and learn more about the exciting world of Diamond sailing.

The Y.W. Diamond is a 9 metre keelboat originating in England in 1960 when the editors of Yachting World magazine sought ideas for a reasonably priced yacht for national and international racing. The main requirements were low cost and high performance. To meet these demands, an easily driven, light displacement design was indicated.

Diamonds are a one design, open keel boat class and have a mainsail, genoa and spinnaker, there is no provision for reefing sails. Sails can only be made from Dacron cloth - no exotics allowed, carbon fibre is restricted to use on booms, tillers and kite poles. No carbon materials are to be used in the hull or deck construction. Genoas are generally on a furling forestay and the spinnaker is launched via a shute. The total crew compliment consists of 4 — 2 crew on trapize and with the helmsman and trimmer swinging from hiking straps. Diamonds constantly prove to be almost unbeatable in 25 plus knots of breeze and are not for the faint hearted.

So, if you are looking for a exhilarating, fun and low cost day racer - this is for you.

Boats are actively sailing out of Royal Yacht Club of Victoria - Williamstown, Hobson Bay Yacht Club - Williamstown and Royal Geelong Yacht Club - Geelong, all these clubs are located on Port Phillip Bay in Victoria, Australia.

Boats can be built from Timber Plywood, Aluminum or Fibreglass. The Victorian Diamond association owns a complete set of moulds to produce glass boats. These moulds are available to anyone wishing to construct a boat.