THE MINI STORE

Jeffrey Dingle

minisinamerica.com


The M65 initiative was conceived and developed by The Mini Store LLC, headquartered in Marblehead, Massachusetts. Formed in 2004 to introduce the Mini 6.50 to North America, The Mini Store has been developing an online Mini community where Mini enthusiasts in the US and Canada can find a resource of information on all things Mini. In Q4 2009, The Mini Store will be launching a sister website at ministoreusa.com, which will offer just about anything one needs to own, build, sail or race a Mini. The Mini Store
is also working on the development of Mini races in North America, but it won't be until 2010 at the earliest before the first races are held as there are only about a dozen Minis actively sailing in US and Canadian waters. Jeffrey Dingle is the Founder and President of The Mini Store.


OWEN CLARKE DESIGN


Merfyn Owen & Allen Clarke

owenclarkedesign.com

The M65 was desgned by the UK-based naval architecture firm Owen Clarke Design. Owen Clarke exists to continually advance yacht design, fulfilling sailors' passions for fast and beautiful boats. The people at Owen Clarke believe in driving innovative thinking and pushing technological frontiers to achieve design excellence in cruising and racing. Size doesn’t matter – speed does. Performance is everything. From 21 ft to 70 ft plus, Owen Clarke racing designs are stunning, thrilling - and very fast! Owen Clarke has designed some of the most successful offshore racing boats to include Ellen MacArthur's Open 60 Kingfisher, Mike Golding's and Dee Caffari's Open 60s Ecover 3 and Aviva, and Phillipe Kahn's Open 50 Pegasus. They have also designed five proto Minis. OCD's partners are Merfyn Owen and Allen Clarke. Tim Sadler runs their Auckland, New Zealand office.


PORTA FIBERGLASS

portafiberglass.com

Porta Fiberglass built the tooling molds and the M65 composite structure. They have been fabricating custom tooling and composite structures for more than ten years at their 20,000 square foot facility located in Edgewater, FL. Todd Fuhrmann is the President of Porta Fiberglass.


VENDOR PARTNERS

The Mini Store has developed exclusive vendor partnerships with companies in key equipment and product categories. Current vendor partners and OEM suppliers for the M65 are:

US Spars
- Spars & Rigging • Doyle - Sails
Lewmar
- Deck Hardware, Hatches • Ronstan - Blocks, Tracks & Cars
Samson - Running Rigging • Wichard - Padeyes, Shackles, Fasteners
ProFurl - Headsail Furlers
• IQ Solar - Solar Panels
Genasun - Lithium Ion Batteries, Solar Charge Controllers
ePaint - Marine Paints • Gill - Foul Weather Gear.

Electronics, Safety Gear and other strategic supplier partners will be added soon.


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