Hikingbench

During the early part of the 2009 sailing season, a prototype Hikingbench™ was shown to RYA Topper squad sailors at a number of Traveller and National events.

From this, the original flat Classic Hikingbench™ for Toppers and Solo was made after extensively testing.

During September 2009 the hikingbench.com website was launched and the product advertised on Yachts & Yachting. Since then it has been exported all over the World.

We then moved on to create a taller version suitable for the Finn and International OK dinghy known as the Elite Hikingbench™. This version is suitable for many other classes with a high freeboard including some of the RS range.

March 2010 the Hikingbench™ range was exhibited at the RYA Dinghy show for the first time. Many sailors from different class associations tried the demonstration models on the stand, and we received enquiries regarding the possibility of mounting the Finn style seat on the Classic Hikingbench™ by RS500 & Supernova owners. This became known as the Classic 119 Hikingbench™.  

At the 2011 RYA Dinghy Show we added the Laser Pro Hikingbench™ with a wide seat to match the Laser's deck width.

We then went on to develop and improve the range adding the Classic pro™ for the foiling Moth.

This exciting story continued as we were then approached by RS Sailing to develop the RS Aero Hikingbench.