Milne Javelin Buyer's Guide
The Milne Javelin on the brokerage market is a Peter Milne design built as a 17-foot 7-inch racing dinghy, with fewer than 100 ever constructed. What you are buying is a lightweight planing hull with a fractional rig and a centerboard — not a cruiser, and not a boat with creature comforts. Scarcity means each example must be judged on its own condition rather than class averages, and the original British yard Wright build plus later other yards means construction details can vary between individual boats.
Layouts on the Used Market
The Javelin is a two-crew dinghy of fixed configuration with a retracting centerboard and no cabin or berths. Buyers should expect an open cockpit with minimal structure below the thwart, and evaluate the centerboard trunk as the only significant internal feature. The narrow 5.5-foot beam and 118-kilogram hull leave no space for accommodation, so the cockpit is the whole boat.
Equipment and Common Upgrades
Prospective buyers should assess each boat on rig completeness — mast, fractional stays, spinnaker gear — and the presence of a serviceable centerboard, rather than expecting fixed inventory. The 15.79 square meter upwind sail area and 17.50 square meter spinnaker define the working rig, and missing gear is hard to replace given the small class size.
What to Inspect
The hull's immersion rate of about 337 lbs per inch means crew placement drives trim, so check that the centerboard pivots freely and the trunk is not distorted by groundings or poor storage. With a length-to-beam ratio of 3.19 the boat is slimmer than 92% of comparable dinghies, so inspect the narrow topsides carefully for any deformation from age or impact. Confirm the fractional rig is complete and the spinnaker gear intact, as fewer than 100 were built and parts are not catalog items.
Availability and Buyer's Takeaway
These boats are found in the United States. View any Javelin as a racing dinghy needing crew-weight awareness and a sound centerboard.
- Confirm centerboard pivots without binding
- Check hull for distortion from impact
- Verify fractional rig and spinnaker gear complete
- Measure hull stiffness against the 337 lbs/inch rate
Price & volume trends
Monthly asking-price and listing-volume trends for the Milne Javelin. The line shows the median ask each month; the bars show how many listings appeared.
Monthly breakdown · 2 rows
| Month | Listings | Median ask | Δ vs. last mo. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25 | 1 | $1,425 | — |
| Jun 26 | 1 | $600 | -57.9% |
Where they're listed
Milne Javelin listings appear across 1 country. United States has the most listings with 1.
Country view
1 listings · 1 country| Country | Median ask | Listings · 12 mo | Active · 90 d | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $600 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% |