About Racing Sparrow

What is Racing Sparrow and who is Bryn Heveldt?

When I was nine years old my father, Ross Heveldt taught me to sail down at Bucklands Beach in Auckland. My wee optimist dinghy was called 'The Racing Sparrow', the nickname my uncle Bruce Curry gave to me when I was a small boy. Apparently I had an abundance of energy.

I studied at Whanganui School of Design and have been a designer / developer since 1998. I live in New Zealand.

Best wishes and happy sailing, Bryn Heveldt.

To contact me please email: info@racingsparrow.co.nz

Bryn when he was nine years old sailing the original Racing Sparrow Optimist down at Eastern Beach, Auckland

Racing Sparrow boats built by the RC community

Check out all the builds in the gallery

John Goodyear with his RacingSparrow 750, United Kingdom

bow of a model yacht, sitting on the lawn. The boat is white

Bryns first 3D printed RacingSparrow, Nelson, New Zealand

The first official prototype 3D printed RacingSparrow.

complete 3d printed Racing Sparrow