Hilbre One Design
Sailboat class
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The Hilbre One Design is a British trailerable sailboat that was designed by Alan Buchanan as a one design racer, specifically for the West Kirby Sailing Club in northwest England and first built in 1958.[1][2][3]
Hilbres racing in the Menai Strait Regattas | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Alan Buchanan |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Year | 1958 |
| No. built | 55 |
| Builder | amateur |
| Role | One-design racer |
| Name | Hilbre One Design |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 2,000 lb (907 kg) |
| Draft | 4.42 ft (1.35 m) with centreboard down |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | wood clinker |
| LOA | 19.75 ft (6.02 m) |
| Beam | 5.90 ft (1.80 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | keel with centreboard |
| Ballast | 500 lb (227 kg) |
| Rudder | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop masthead sloop |
Production
The design has been built in the United Kingdom since 1958, with 55 boats completed.[1][3]
Design
The Hilbre One Design is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of wood with clinker construction. It has a fractional sloop rig, a spooned raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed stub keel with a retractable centreboard. It displaces 2,000 lb (907 kg) and carries 500 lb (227 kg) of iron ballast.[1][3]
The boat has a draft of 4.42 ft (1.35 m) with the centerboard extended and 1.56 ft (0.48 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water or ground transportation on a trailer.[1][3]
For downwind sailing the design is equipped with a spinnaker.[1][3]