Vanguard Club Junior Sailboats for Sale & Market Overview

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13.25' · 4.04 m

The Vanguard Club Junior, more commonly recognized in modern sailing circles as the Club Flying Junior (CFJ), serves as the quintessential backbone of North American collegiate and high school dinghy racing. Developed by Vanguard Sailboats—a builder eventually integrated into the LaserPerformance family—this 13foot3inch dinghy was engineered specifically to bridge the gap between fragile racing machines and heavyduty trainers. While based on the international Flying Junior (FJ) hull designed by Uus van Essen in the 1950s, the "Club" designation signifies a pivot toward durability, featuring a heavily reinforced fiberglass layup and simplified rigging to withstand the rigors of multiuser programs.