A new One Design Class for North America

A new Series Mini for Europe

Designed in the UK and New Zealand • Built in America

Five Boats in One


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Postcards from San Francisco _• _August 2010

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Sail Away @ $59,500__.:.__Base Boat @ $49,500__.:.__Kit @ $33,500

The seeds of the M65 were planted more than five years ago through Mini Store founder Jeffrey Dingle's involvement with managing an American sailor‘s 2003 Mini Transat campaign. Several trips to France and a trip to Brazil provided a first hand introduction to the very unique, exciting world of the European mini scene and lots of new friendships with the skippers, designers, builders and organizers who collectively comprise the Mini Class. The experience also spawned an idea - how about bringing the Mini to America?

Push ahead the calendar to February 2009 and the first Production (Series) Mini made in America sailed for the first time on the waters of Biscyane Bay off Miami, Florida. Designed by UK naval architects Owen Clarke Design, the M65 presents an exciting new sailboat for the North American market - while designed to be 100% compliant with all the technical and safety requirements of Classe Mini for anyone interested in racing in Europe. A copy of the Guide Mini 2010 is posted on the Minis in America website.

If you're interested in an affordable, high performance, trailerable sailboat that you can dry sail, day sail, take off on for the weekend, a week, a month, or sail across hundreds or thousands of miles of ocean - or race 4,300 nm solo from France to Brazil - then have a look at the M65.


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•_ Developed by The Mini Store
• _Designed by Owen Clarke Design

• _Built by Porta Fiberglass

Sailing's Real Life "Mini-Me" (Sailing World)

Owen Clarke on designing the M65 • Read =>

The M65 is aimed at inducing the North American and sports boat sailors worldwide to come and have a go with a mini - priced @ $49,500, less than a long wheel base Land Rover TD5. Just get out and have some serious fun - because it's a mini doesn't mean you have to sail it single-handed across the Atlantic. Just as with the Land Rover, you don't have to do Cape Town to Cairo, but you can if you want!
- Owen Clarke on the new M65

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