Blue Jay

Kinder Industries offers custom-fitted covers for the Blue Jay, a beloved one-design dinghy known for its role in training young sailors and introducing them to competitive racing. With decades of proven design behind it, the Blue Jay deserves a protective cover that matches its heritage and keeps it looking and performing its best.

Our Blue Jay covers are specifically tailored to the boat’s dimensions, ensuring a precise, secure fit that won’t shift in wind or during transport. Made with durable, breathable marine-grade fabric, each cover provides superior protection against UV rays, rain, snow, dirt, and mildew—essential for extending the life of your boat and maintaining its value.

We offer various cover configurations to meet your needs, including mast-up or mast-down options, cockpit covers, full deck covers, and bottom covers for trailering or stacked storage. Reinforced corners, stress points, and secure tie-down systems ensure long-term durability and ease of use, whether your boat is stored at a yacht club, sailing school, or in your backyard.

With over 30 years of experience in marine canvas, Kinder Industries is a trusted partner for families, sailing instructors, and fleets nationwide. Every Blue Jay cover is proudly made in the USA with attention to fit, function, and long-lasting performance.

About:

The Blue Jay
continues to be one of the leading one-design, sloop-rigged sailboats in existence today. Drake H. Sparkman, head of the New York designing firm of Sparkman and Stephens, Inc., penciled the Blue Jay by hand in 1947. Conceived as a “baby Lightning,” it became an all-around junior training boat and now numbers over 7,200. It is used not only in novice programs in yacht clubs from Florida to Maine, but also in teens’, men’s, and women’s events. Originally constructed of wood, the IBJCA voted in the early 1960s to allow fiberglass, however, wooden boats are still being made today.