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The '''Fish class sloop''', also known informally as the '''Fish Boat''', is a [[One-Design|one-design]] [[sailboat]] designed in 1919 by [[New Orleans]] resident Rathbone De Buys,<ref>http://www.fishclass.org/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=2&MMN_position=2:2 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310211531/http://www.fishclass.org/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=2&MMN_position=2%3A2 |date=2007-03-10 }} Online transcript of De Buys' 1948 short history of the design</ref> member of the [[Southern Yacht Club]]. It is reputed to have been the most popular sailboat racing class on the [[Gulf Coast of the United States|US Gulf Coast]] in the early 20th century<ref>[http://www.southernyachtclub.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33&Itemid=97 Southern Yacht Club - History<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and was the Gulf Yachting Association one-design racer until it was replaced by the [[Flying Scot (dinghy)|Flying Scot]] in 1969. |
The '''Fish class sloop''', also known informally as the '''Fish Boat''', is a [[One-Design|one-design]] [[sailboat]] designed in 1919 by [[New Orleans]] resident Rathbone De Buys,<ref>http://www.fishclass.org/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=2&MMN_position=2:2 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310211531/http://www.fishclass.org/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=2&MMN_position=2%3A2 |date=2007-03-10 }} Online transcript of De Buys' 1948 short history of the design</ref> member of the [[Southern Yacht Club]]. It is reputed to have been the most popular sailboat racing class on the [[Gulf Coast of the United States|US Gulf Coast]] in the early 20th century<ref>[http://www.southernyachtclub.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33&Itemid=97 Southern Yacht Club - History<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and was the [[Gulf Yachting Association]] one-design racer until it was replaced by the [[Flying Scot (dinghy)|Flying Scot]] in 1969. |
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It should not be confused with [[Nathanael Herreshoff| Nat Herreshoff's]] larger sloops,<ref>{{cite book| last = Jones| first = Gregory O.| authorlink = | coauthors =| title = Herreshoff Sailboats| publisher = MBI Publishing Company| date = December 25, 2004| location = St. Paul| page = 118| url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 978-0-7603-1160-8}}</ref> the [[Annisquam]] Fish Class [[Marconi rig]]ged catboats,<ref>[http://www.dngoodchild.com/divide_for_sail_boats.htm divide_for_sail_boats<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> nor various [[motor yacht]]s and [[surfboard]]s of similar names. |
It should not be confused with [[Nathanael Herreshoff| Nat Herreshoff's]] larger sloops,<ref>{{cite book| last = Jones| first = Gregory O.| authorlink = | coauthors =| title = Herreshoff Sailboats| publisher = MBI Publishing Company| date = December 25, 2004| location = St. Paul| page = 118| url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 978-0-7603-1160-8}}</ref> the [[Annisquam]] Fish Class [[Marconi rig]]ged catboats,<ref>[http://www.dngoodchild.com/divide_for_sail_boats.htm divide_for_sail_boats<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> nor various [[motor yacht]]s and [[surfboard]]s of similar names. |
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Revision as of 03:32, 6 March 2019
The Fish class sloop, also known informally as the Fish Boat, is a one-design sailboat designed in 1919 by New Orleans resident Rathbone De Buys,[1] member of the Southern Yacht Club. It is reputed to have been the most popular sailboat racing class on the US Gulf Coast in the early 20th century[2] and was the Gulf Yachting Association one-design racer until it was replaced by the Flying Scot in 1969.
It should not be confused with Nat Herreshoff's larger sloops,[3] the Annisquam Fish Class Marconi rigged catboats,[4] nor various motor yachts and surfboards of similar names.
Specifications
The Fish class sloop is a gaff-rig, fixed-keel, hard chine, v-hull sloop, originally made of wood, which can carry a crew of from two to five (usually three) depending on the wind. Its specifications are length 20' 6", waterline 16', beam 6', draft 3', weight 1,500 lb (680 kg), ballast 220 lb (100 kg), sail area 270 sq ft (25 m2), mainsail area 216 sq ft (20.1 m2), jibsail area 54 sq ft (5.0 m2).[5] In early years a club foot jib was used and in later a genoa jib was used. Rules have been modified to allow aluminum spars and hulls made partially or totally of fiberglass composite.[6] When the Fish is raced in a cruising class event its (2008) Portsmouth yardstick rating is 97.1.[7] It is not listed in the PHRF critical dimension database.[8]
Notes
- ^ http://www.fishclass.org/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=2&MMN_position=2:2 Archived 2007-03-10 at the Wayback Machine Online transcript of De Buys' 1948 short history of the design
- ^ Southern Yacht Club - History
- ^ Jones, Gregory O. (December 25, 2004). Herreshoff Sailboats. St. Paul: MBI Publishing Company. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-7603-1160-8.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ divide_for_sail_boats
- ^ Fish Class Sloop at NYCP site
- ^ http://www.fishclass.org/files/phatfile/FishClassRules2001.pdf
- ^ US SAILING - Portsmouth Yardstick Keelboats
- ^ US SAILING PHRF access database 2007_2.xls