Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Mariner Sailboat - Cruiser / Day Sailer

The Rhodes 19 is a two or three person, 19 foot, one design sailboat that provides excellent day sailing and competitive racing for families, couples and individuals. Designed by leading naval architect Philip Rhodes over 50 years ago, the Rhodes 19 has evolved into a popular, exciting and inexpensive sailboat with a strong national following. 

The Rhodes 19 Class Association (R19 CA) actively supports Rhodes 19 sailors, regattas and social events. The R19 CA maintains strict, one design class rules which allow all Rhodes 19s to remain competitive without expensive equipment changes.


LOA 19' 2"
LWL 17' 9"
Beam 7' 0"
Draft Fixed 3'  3"
Draft CBoard 10" / 4' 11"
Sail Area 175 Sq Ft
Rig Sloop
Displ Keel: 1,435
Displ CBoard: 1,305
PHRF
Manufacturer Stuart Marine
Designer Philip Rhodes
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Mariner Sailboat

Monday, September 1, 2014

Rhodes 19 One Design Sailboat

The Rhodes 19 is a two or three person, 19 foot, one design sailboat that provides excellent day sailing and competitive racing for families, couples and individuals. Designed by leading naval architect Philip Rhodes over 50 years ago, the Rhodes 19 has evolved into a popular, exciting and inexpensive sailboat with a strong national following. 

The Rhodes 19 Class Association (R19 CA) actively supports Rhodes 19 sailors, regattas and social events. The R19 CA maintains strict, one design class rules which allow all Rhodes 19s to remain competitive without expensive equipment changes.


LOA 19' 2"
LWL 17' 9"
Beam 7' 0"
Draft Fixed 3'  3"
Draft CBoard 10" / 4' 11"
Sail Area 175 Sq Ft
Rig Sloop
Displ Keel: 1,325
Displ CBoard: 1,030
PHRF
Manufacturer Stuart Marine
Designer Philip Rhodes
Association RHodes19.org










Rhodes 19 One Design Sailboat

Sonar One Design Sailboat

The 23' Sonar one-design keelboat is a high-performance racer and also a comfortable daysailor just right for getting the entire family or friends on the water together. It was designed by Bruce Kirby and almost 700 boats have been built since 1980. The Sonar has recently achieved status as an International Class.


LOA 23' 0"
LWL 19' 11"
Beam 7' 10"
Draft 3' 11"
Sail Area 250 Sq Ft
Spinnaker 245 Sq Ft
Rig Sloop
Displ: 2,100
PHRF
Manufacturer Shumway Marine
Designer Bruce Kirbey
Association Sonar.org










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Sunday, August 31, 2014

Ultimate 20 One Design Sailboat

The Ultimate 20 is a 20' 10" high-performance keelboat. Its high-aspect-ratio keel is fully retractable so it can be trailered like a centerboarder. It carries 306 square feet of fully battened mainsail and roller furling jib, and flies a 452 square foot asymmetrical spinnaker.


LOA 20' 11"
LWL 18' 0"
Beam 8' 4"
Draft Up 0' 12"
Draft Down 5' 0"
Sail Area
Rig Sloop
Displ: 1,260
PHRF 210
Manufacturer W.D. Schock Corporation
Designer Jim Antrim
Association u20class.org










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Flying Tiger 10M One Design Sailboat

Flying Tiger 10M One Design Sailboat

The Flying Tiger 10 Meter was first launched in 2006 and since then over 100 boats have been produced are sailing world-wide. One design fleets are established in the United States, Australia, Canada, and China with a new fleet movement forming in New Zealand. Designed and promoted as a family club racer, the FT 10 is built to stringent one design specifications with crew and sail limitations that keep cost of campaigning the boat at a reasonable level. Inexpensive to own, fun to sail, and quality construction make the FT 10 a standout in its class.


LOA 32' 9"
LWL 30' 4"
Beam 9' 2"
Draft Keel Dwn 7' 9"
Draft Keel Up 3' 4"
Sail Area
Rig Sloop
Disp 4,376 lbs
PHRF n/a
Manufacturer Flying Tiger Boats
Designer Robert H. Perry
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Flying Tiger 7.5M One Design Sailboat

Flying Tiger 7.5M One Design Sailboat

Flying Tiger 7.5M One Design Sailboat

The Flying Tiger 7.5 meter is the latest in the line of sailing sport boats built by Hansheng Boatbuilding Co. of Xiamen, China. Designed by Robert Perry and marketed world-wide by Flying Tiger Boats, the FT 7.5 provides a fast, fun, and affordable platform that is suitable for beginning sailors, families, and racers.

With a cockpit over 4 meters in length the FT 7.5 can carry a large crew with room to spare. Below decks there is a V-berth forward and two settee berths for those rare overnights. The 7.5 is built with a raising keel that makes the boat easy to store on land or trailer. Carbon fiber mast, boom, and prodder along with Aramid sails and an asymmetrical spinnaker are included with the boat. The FT 7.5 will please those looking for high performance boat at an affordable price.



LOA 24' 10"
LWL 23' 4"
Beam 8' 1"
Draft Keel Dwn 6' 0"
Draft Keel Up 1' 9"
Sail Area
Rig Sloop
Disp 2,150 lbs
PHRF n/a
Manufacturer Flying Tiger Boats
Designer Robert H. Perry
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Flying Tiger 7.5M One Design Sailboat

O'Day Flying Saucer

Flying Saucer

The flying saucer was built by the O'Day company from 1967 to 1970.  It was designed to be an ultra fast board type boat with a sloop rig.  There were 267 of them built.  Clearly it was a boat ahead of its time.

LOA 15'"
LWL 13' 10"
Beam 5' 2"
Keel Type Centerboard
Draft 3' 3"
Sail Area 115 Sq Ft
Rig Sloop
Disp 195 lbs
PHRF n/a
Manufacturer O'Day Corporation
Designer Andrew Kostanecki
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Flying Saucer Sailboat