Argo Topper dinghy for sailing schools and families

The Argo is a Topper design.

The ARGO is a 4.40-metre sailing dinghy designed specifically for club training, sailing schools and family sailing. It comfortably takes up to four adults: for example, an instructor and up to three students, or a family of four.

Its balance of performance, power, responsive handling and stability is perfect for a wide range of sailing abilities, while the Argo’s load capacity, versatility and maintenance-free durability meet every requirement of sailing schools and families.

As soon as you step aboard, you will notice how stable the ARGO’s hull is. The hull shape is ultra-stable and dynamic, yet forgiving of the mistakes novice sailors make, and the rig and fittings are easy to control without being too complex for less experienced sailors, while years of technological progress have gone into the design of the hull and deck layout. Overall, the ARGO is fast and exciting, yet easy to control and docile to sail.

The ARGO has contoured side decks that make sitting out genuinely comfortable. A high freeboard, a deep and spacious cockpit and a large reinforcing thwart, together with unrivalled stability and a smooth ride, give the ARGO a wonderfully reassuring and safe feel.

The ARGO comes with an exciting asymmetric gennaker system as standard, and there is the option of a simpler symmetric spinnaker system, which is ideal for training, for less experienced crews or for certain sailing conditions. It is completed by a furling jib and a mainsail with an automatic reefing option.

Topper’s unrivalled TRILAM construction means the boat will withstand all the stresses of training use and the long days typical of sailing schools, and it needs practically no maintenance.

The ARGO has safety features such as a masthead float, righting lines and grab rails, all as standard. An epoxy centreboard and rudder and top-specification fittings also come as standard.