Rebel Class articles and sailng information

National Rebel Class Articles

Repair Old Boats - Jack Bartlett describes how to replace the water logged foam in older boats. circa 1970

Sail Magazine - Article about the first fiberglass sailboat from Sailing Magazine.

Rebel Retrofit - An article on refurbishing an old Rebel from Sailing Magazine. Jan 08

Sailing on Greenwood Lake - Video - Jason Roe talks about sailing with his dad and winning a race. Summer 2017

The Class of the Month - This article highlights the Rebel Class. It is from the May 1992 Sailing World magazine. We think that Dave Nickels is at the helm with Don Robinson as crew in Don's R4162.

Old Centerboards - Larry Shoots reviews the various Rebel center board designs. Feb 1999

Youth Sailing - How and why to keep youth involved in one design sailing from Bruce Nowak. No date

Safe Trailering - Karel Vorel tells us how to avoid common problems and has some interesting stories. May 1998

Rebel Tuning Guide - This guide has been published by North Sails.

Safe Sailing - Chris Fromme tells how to right a boat after a capsize. There is a link to very good article on buoyancy bags. 1992

Single Hand Mast Stepping - Scott Wright shows us how one person can step the mast on the Rebel. Note that Scott has a bail for the vang connection so it can swing up. Thanks Scott. Sept 2012

One Design Sailing Symposium - Bruce Nowak & John Washburn report on the US Sailing ODSS they attended. Jan 2008

Split Bridle Schematic - Dave Nickels created this drawing for adding the bridle to a Mark IV. Mar 2012

Ray Greene Flyer - Mark Quiniff sent this interesting and historic brochure from 1971

Rebel Industries Production - Another historic brochure from Mark Quiniff when Rebels were produced in Jackson. 1974

Spindrift One Designs - Mark Quiniff sent this brochure from Spindrift when they started building Rebels in 1981.

Mark IV Cup Holders - Responding to requests for plans to build the wooden cup holders, Neil Robb prepared these. Jan 2010

History of Rebel Versions over the Years. - Mark Quiniff wrote this history that will help boat owners identify their heritage. This rev is a major improvement with Doug Blewitt and Jim Quiniff. May 2012

Rebel Line & Cable Sizes - Dave Nickels put this detail together to help us when replaces various lines and cables. June 2021.

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