The Fish class sloop, also known informally as Fish boat is a one-design sailboat designed in 1919 by New Orleans resident Rathbone De Buys, member of the Southern Yacht Club. One-Design is a Racing method where all Vehicles or Boats have identical or very similar designs or models In some cases less is more The purpose of this article is to give an overview New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Sailing Southern Yacht Club is an extremely active sailing club and is the organizing body for the Race to the Coast the oldest point to point Regatta in the Western It is reputed to have been the most popular sailboat racing class on the US Gulf Coast in the early 20th century[1] and was the Gulf Yachting Association one-design racer until it was replaced by the Flying Scot in 1969. The Gulf Coast region of the United States comprises the coasts of states which border the Gulf of Mexico. The Flying Scot is a day sailer dinghy used for pleasure sailing as well as racing throughout North America.
It should not be confused with Nat Herreshoff's larger sloops,[2] the Annisquam Fish Class Marconi rigged catboats,[3] nor various motor yachts and surfboards of similar names. Nathanael Greene Herreshoff ( March 18, 1848 – June 2, 1938) born in Bristol Rhode Island, was a Naval architect - Annisquam is a small neighborhood on the northern coast of Massachusetts, and a neighborhood of the city of Gloucester. The term Bermuda rig refers to a configuration of mast and Rigging for a type of Sailboat and is also known as a Marconi rig; this is the typical A yacht is a recreational boat It designates two rather different classes of Watercraft, sailing and power yachts Surfboards are elongated platforms used in the sport of Surfing.
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Specifications
The Fish class sloop is a gaff-rig, fixed-keel, hard chine, v-hull sloop, originally made of wood, which can carry two crewmembers. Its specifications are length 20' 6", waterline 16', beam 6', draft 3', weight 1500 lbs, ballast 220 lbs, sail area 270 sq. ft. , mainsail area 216 sq. ft. , jibsail area 54 sq. ft. [4] Rules have been modified to allow aluminum spars and hulls made partially or totally of fiberglass composite. WikipediaNaming In Sailing, a spar is also know as a round pole of wood or Metal used on a Sailing ship. Fiberglass (also called fibreglass and glass fibre see Spelling differences) is material made from extremely fine Fibers of Glass. [5] When the Fish is raced in a cruising class event its (2007) Portsmouth yardstick rating is 97. The Portsmouth Yardstick (PY or Portsmouth handicap scheme is a system of Handicapping used in Yacht racing. 1. [6] It is not listed in the PHRF critical dimension database. Performance Handicap Racing Fleet ( PHRF) is a Handicapping system used in Yacht racing. [7]
Notes
- ^ Southern Yacht Club - History
- ^ Jones, Gregory O. (December 25, 2004). Herreshoff Sailboats. St. Paul: MBI Publishing Company, 118. ISBN 978-0760311608.
- ^ divide_for_sail_boats
- ^ Untitled Document
- ^ http://www.fishclass.org/files/phatfile/FishClassRules2001.pdf
- ^ US SAILING - Portsmouth Yardstick Keelboats
- ^ US SAILING PHRF access database 2007_2.xls
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