10' Trinka 10

Trinka 10 Sailing Dinghy
With its wine-glass transom, sweeping sheer and plumb bow, the Trinka 10, designed by Bruce Bingham, is a boat thats as easy to look at as it is to sail.
By Mark Pillsbury, Cruising World
May 15, 2017
Updated: May 15, 2017

With its wine-glass transom, sweeping sheer and plumb bow, the Trinka 10, designed by Bruce Bingham, is a boat thats as easy to look at as it is to sail. During our morning on Narragansett Bay, it proved itself to be fleet of foot, quite stable with two aboard and comfortably roomy for even large skippers.

The Trinkas fiberglass hull is hand-laid. Teak trim provides an inner and outer rail around the gunwales, reinforces the transom and is used for the center seat. Forward and aft seats are glass and form watertight compartments to give the dinghy positive flotation.

Trinkas are built in Vero Beach, Florida, by Johannsen Boat Works. Theres a smaller 8-foot version, and the company also builds a 12-footer designed by Bruce Kirby.

The Trinka 10 can be built with a centerboard and trunk for sailing, or without if its to be used just for rowing. The two-piece unstayed mast and boom are aluminum; setup is quite easy. For towing, the Trinka 10 comes with a beefy bow eye and self-bailer at the stern.

Halsey UK Main, mainsheet, and main halyard
Boom Vang
Fiberglass centerboard
Tiller, Rudder & Ronstan tiller extender
7' Oars and bronze oarlocks for rowing
2-pc mast and boom with bag
Trailex Aluminum trailer with spare tire
2 Stohlquist PFD's
All in excellent condition!
Ready to sail or row