List of keelboat classes designed before 1970

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The following is a list of established keelboat classes, particularly smaller ones (below ~10 metres (33 ft) length and/or intended primarily for day-sailing), designed before 1970.

One-design classes

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Year Name Length Designer Builder Origins Fleets Ref
1886Bembridge Redwing mk16.73 m (22 ft 1 in)Charles E. NicholsonCamper and NicholsonsBembridge IOWnot active[1][2]
1895Cork Harbour One Design8.99 m (29 ft 6 in)William Fife Junior(III)Carrigaloe Gridiron Works Company (first 6, of 12 total)Royal Cork Yacht Clubactive (at least 5 remaining)[3]
1896Colleen Class6.71 m (22 ft 0 in)James E. DoyleLocal yards, and latterly (~2009 onwards), Novatecnia, Buenos Aires, Argentina[4]Dublin Bay Sailing Club[5]not active
1896Solent O.D.10.13 m (33 ft 3 in)H.W.White23 Whites of CowesMembers of RYS & Island Sailing Clubnot active[6]
1897Belfast Lough One-Design Class11.35 m (37 ft 3 in)William Fife IIIJ.Hilditch at CarrickfergusRoyal Ulster Yacht Clubnot active[7]
1897Howth 175.18 m (17 ft 0 in) (Lwl)W. Herbert BoydJ.Hilditch at Carrickfergus: 5 (1897), 3 (1900), also 2 (1988), 1 (2009)Howth Sailing Clubactive[8]
1898Yorkshire One Design7.77 m (25 ft 6 in)Mr. J. S. HelyerField & Co of Itchen Ferry, SouthamptonRoyal Yorkshire Yacht Club[9]A few still at Bridlington[10]
1899Clyde One Design15.24 m (50 ft 0 in)Alfred Mylne5 builtClyde CorinthiansNot Active
1 Remains
[11]
1901Fairy Class4.88 m (16 ft 0 in)Linton Hope15 originally built by Hilditch & further 11 for Lough Erne YCRoyal North of Ireland Yacht Clubactive[12]
1903Dublin Bay 219.91 m (32 ft 6 in)Alfred Mylne7 built, Hollwey (4), Kelly (2) and Clancy (1)Dublin Bay Sailing Clubnot active[13][14]
1905Fleetwood Jewel Classoriginally built by CrossfieldsBlackpool & Fleetwood YC[15]
1907Seaview Mermaid7.62 m (25 ft 0 in)GU Laws8 Woodnutts YardSea View Yacht ClubNot Active
2 Remain
[16]
1908Yare & Bure One Design6.10 m (20 ft 0 in)Ernest Woods1–69 (wood) Ernest Woods,
70–94 Herbert Woods (the designer's nephew)[17] (wood),
95–123 (GRP) Kingsley Farrington,
124–140 (GRP) S. Evans, R&P Richardson, P. Dennis, C. Buttivant
Yare Sailing Club[18]Norfolk Broads Yacht Club, Norfolk Punt Club, Horning Sailing Club, East Anglian Cruising Club[19]
1908Royal Mersey Restricted classRoyal Mersey[15]
1910Star6.91 m (22 ft 8 in)Francis Sweisguthfirst 22 built by Ike SmithUSAOlympic class 1932-2012: >8,400 built, >2,000 active, 170 fleets[20]
1910Yarmouth One Design6.40 m (21 ft 0 in)Henry Longmore11 by Theo Smith in Yarmouth (1910)
2 by Woodnutts in St. Helens
Yarmouth, IOWYarmouth[21]
1911XOD6.10 m (20 ft 0 in)Alfred WestmacottWoodnutts Boatyard, othersBembridge IOWSolent & Poole[22][23]
1913East Coast One Design (E.C.O.D.)9.14 m (30 ft 0 in)G U LawsW. King & SonsOriginally Royal Corinthian Yacht ClubThames Estuary Rivers Blackwater & Crouch[24]
1913Stjärnbåt5.50 m (18.0 ft)Janne Jacobssonabout 530 builtRoyal Gothenburg Yacht ClubSweden[25]
1914Wianno Senior7.62 m (25 ft 0 in)Crosby YardCrosby YardNantucket SoundUSA
ita[26]
[27]
1916Royal Mersey Rivers class7.01 m (23 ft 0 in)Crossfields of ArnsideRoyal Mersey YCbased on Fleetwood Jewel Class[15]
1922Seaview Mermaid7.47 m (24 ft 6 in)Alfred Westmacott10 by Souters of Cowes (Wood)Sea View Yacht ClubNot Active[28][29]
1922Hillyard 6-Ton8.23 m (27 ft 0 in)David Hillyard[30]
1923St Mawes One Design4.88 m (16 ft 0 in)William Francis PetersBallasted Centreplate Dayboat- 45St Mawes Sailing ClubFalmouth, Flushing, and St Mawes[31][32]
1923Solent Sunbeam7.92 m (26 ft 0 in)Alfred Westmacott60 (Wood)
5 by Mark Downer (GRP)
Itchenor & Falmouth[33]
1924Gareloch One Design7.32 m (24 ft 0 in)[34]Ewing McGruerMcGruersRoyal Northern and Clyde Yacht Club[35]
1924West Solent Restricted Class10.52 m (34 ft 6 in)H. Jacobs and H.G. May32 by Berthon Boat Company, 5 exported to Argentina "Los Indios" ClassW Mersea YC etc.Active (East Anglian coast)[36]
1924Deben Cherub6.40 m (21 ft 0 in)active: ~17 extant[37][38]
1926Conway Fife One Design7.42 m (24 ft 4 in)W. and R.B. Fife12 by A.M. Dickie & Sons of Bangor (Wood)
22 by Various Builder (GRP)
Royal Anglesey Yacht Club[39]
1928Conway One Design6.10 m (20 ft 0 in)[40]W H RowlandsConway Yacht Clubactive[41]
1928Scottish Islands One Design8.53 m (28 ft 0 in)Alfred MylneMcGruers at Clynder5 on the Clyde, 4 elsewhere (2013)[42]
1928Atlantic One-Design9.35 m (30 ft 8 in)[43]Starling BurgessCedar Point YC, Cold Spring Harbor Beach Club, Kollegewidgwok YC, Madison Beach Club, Niantic Bay YC[44]
1929Troy-class boats8.86 m (29 ft 1 in)Archie Watty[45]Archie Watty
Marcus Lewis
FoweyFowey
1929Dragon8.86 m (29 ft 1 in)Johan AnkerMultiple[46]Many places worldwide[46]active
1929Mälar 229.5 m (31 ft)Gustaf EstlanderMälarens SeglarförbundSweden[47]
1931Yonne class7.92 m (26 ft 0 in)Thomas Harrison Butler[48]8[30]
1932Stuart Knockabout8.53 m (28 ft 0 in)Francis HerreshoffWooden Boats – Various
GRP Boats – Stuart Knockabout LLC
GRP
Wooden
Total 78
USA[49]
1932Royal Burnham One Design6.20 m (20 ft 4 in)Norman Dallimore24active[50]
1932Blackwater Sloop5.49 m (18 ft 0 in)Dan Webb and Feasey of Maldon>60[30]
1933Lymington-L-Class7.09 m (23 ft 3 in)Laurent GilesInitial boats by Elkins, ChristchurchLymington18 built[51]
1933Mälar 3010 m (33 ft)Lage EklundMälarens SeglarförbundSweden[52]
1933Tumlare8.31 m (27 ft 3 in)Knud ReimersVarious"At least 200"[53] "Some 600"[54] "660"[55][56]
1934Victory6.30 m (20 ft 8 in)Alfred WestmacottPortsmouth Harbour Racing and Sailing Association[57] Approx 60 (Wood)
6 (GRP)
Portsmouth[57] and Gibraltar[58]
1935Royal Corinthian One Design6.96 m (22 ft 10 in)Harry SmithBurnham Yacht Building CompanyRoyal Corinthian Yacht ClubBurnham[59]
1935Royal Mersey Mylne Class7.54 m (24 ft 9 in)Alfred MylneRoyal Mersey Yacht Clubactive[15]
1936Bembridge One Design6.10 m (20 ft 0 in) approxAlfred WestmacottWestmacott and WoodnuttsBembridge Sailing Clubactive [60][61]
1936Vertue7.70 m (25 ft 3 in)Laurent Giles275
1937International One Design10.06 m (33 ft 0 in)Bjarne AasLong Island Sound- later, fleets in Norway, UK, Bermuda, Canada and US285 yachts listed on register,[62] 12 fleets in 5 countries; over 150 yachts racingthe first class to be recognized by ISAF as a "Classic" One Design Class[63][64]
1937Deben 4-ton6.71 m (22 ft 0 in)Claude Whisstock[30]
1937Bembridge Redwing mk28.46 m (27 ft 9 in)Charles E. Nicholson20 by Camper & Nicholson (Wood)
Approx. 35 by Various (GRP)
BembridgeBembridge Sailing Club [65]
Poole
[66]
1937Royal Harwich One Design6.10 m (20 ft 0 in)Robert Clark and Austin Farrar[67]Royal Harwich Yacht Club
1937Loch Long One Design6.40 m (21 ft 0 in)James CrollJames Colquhoun & Sons of Dunoon; 11 other builders, one(Aldeburgh Boatyard) still active.Loch Long Sailing Clubat Aldeburgh Yacht Club and Cove Sailing Club[68]
1938Neptunkryssare9 m (30 ft)Lage EklundSweden[69]
1939Dublin Bay 2411.51 m (37 ft 9 in)Alfred MylneIsle of ButeRoyal Alfred Yacht ClubVillefranche-sur-Mer[70] 'Design Mid Thirties; first delivered 1946'
1942Nordic Folkboat7.62 m (25 ft 0 in)[30]
1943Swallow7.62 m (25 ft 0 in)Isaac Thomas Thornycroft
1944K 66.10 m (20.0 ft)Einar OhlsonSvenska KosterbåtsförbundetSweden[71]
1945Dauntless6.71 m (22 ft 0 in)[30]
1945Glen7.62 m (25 ft 0 in)Alfred MylneBangor boatyard; some 39 builtDublin Bay Sailing ClubDublin Bay Sailing Club active fleet[72]
1946Bluenose7.14 m (23 ft 5 in)William James RouéCanadian
1947Flying Fifteen6.10 m (20 ft 0 in)Uffa Foxactive[73]
1948Mälar 2510 m (33 ft)Erik NilssonMälarens SeglarförbundSweden[74]
1955Revised-L-Class7.21 m (23 ft 8 in)Laurent GilesInitial boat by Jefferson Bros, Hessle, various Solent yards followed9 built in UK[51]
1955South Coast One-Design (SCOD)7.90 m (25 ft 11 in)Charles A. Nicholson[Note 1]Burnes, Clare Lallow, Camper & Nicholson, Woodnutts and WA Souter106 built 1955–1970[30][75][76]
1955Kestrel 226.71 m (22 ft 0 in)J Francis Jones100+ built 1955–1970[77]
1958Hilbre One Design5.11 m (16 ft 9 in)Alan Buchanan55West Kirby Sailing Club
1959Shark 247.32 m (24 ft 0 in)George HinterhoellerGreat Lakes regionactive
1959Stella7.85 m (25 ft 9 in)Kim Holman100+ built[30]
1960sWarsash One Design8.13 m (26 ft 8 in)Fred ParkerRussell Marine, Leigh on Sea
1961Daring10.11 m (33 ft 2 in)Arthur Robb40Cowes IOW[78]
1961Finesse 216.40 m (21 ft 0 in)Laurie HarbottelAlan Platt79 built[79]
1962Seaview MermaidArthur Robb13 by Various (GRP)Sea View Yacht ClubSeaview, Isle of Wight[28][29]
1962Rossiter Pintail8.31 m (27 ft 3 in)Hugh Rossiter[30]
1962Alberg 309.22 m (30 ft 3 in)Carl AlbergWhitby Boat WorksGreat Lakes, Chesapeake Bayactive[80]
1965Soling8.13 m (26 ft 8 in)Jan Herman Linge
1965Tempest6.65 m (21 ft 10 in)Ian Proctoractive
1966Piper One Design6.53 m (21 ft 5 in)[81]David BoydSandbanksHoly Loch Sailing Club
Royal Gourock Yacht Club
[82]
1966Etchells9.14 m (30 ft 0 in)E. W. Etchells
1967Yngling6.38 m (20 ft 11 in)Jan Herman Linge
1967Ajax 237.01 m (23 ft 0 in)Oliver LeeHalmatic; 24RHYC[83]active[84]
1967H-boat8.26 m (27 ft 1 in)Hans Groop
Paul Elvstrøm (re-design)
over 5000 made;[85] manufacturers in Scandinavia and N Europeactive[86]
1967Squib5.79 m (19 ft 0 in)Oliver LeeOver 800Active UKOne-design with a strong class association
1969Spækhugger7.44 m (24.4 ft)Peter BruunFlipper Scow, Sweden[87]Denmark[88]
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See also

Notes

  1. Nephew of Charles Ernest Nicholson, son of his brother Arthur
  2. see also the related 8.5 Metre class - 54 boats built in France, primarily sailing in Southern Brittany

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