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Hotel del Coronado, also known as The Del and Hotel Del, is a historic beachfront hotel in Coronado, California, just across San Diego Bay from San Diego.A rare surviving example of an American architectural genre—the wooden Victorian beach resort—it was designated a California Historical Landmark in 1970 [4] and a National Historic Landmark in 1977.
The boat is supported by an active class club that organizes racing events, the Olson 25 Class Association. [6]In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "this boat was designed and built in Santa Cruz, CA, a hotbed of sailboat innovation tucked along the shore of Monterey Bay on the Pacific Ocean.
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "best features: Like the other J/boats, the J/22 is well built and well fitted out (Baltek-cored laminates, Harken deck fittings, Hall spars, etc.) Responsive, fast, and early-planing, built for safety with buoyancy tanks and offshore hatches, she is a very popular round-the-buoys racing class ...
The boat uses a cat rigged mainsail which must be made from dacron or nylon, and the mast can be made from a variety of materials, including wood, aluminum and carbon fiber. [ 4 ] The sabot is the traditional first boat for juniors from Long Beach, CA to San Diego, CA, with the Optimist being more popular in the rest of the country.
The boat is supported by an active class club, the Watkins Owners. [7] In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "best features: At 5' 11" the boat has the best headroom among her comp[etitor]s. Her extruded and perforated aluminum toe rail is handy for easy placement of genoa blocks and fenders.
In 1977 the 66-foot (20 m) Merlin was considered unseaworthy by critics, however, the boat proved to be capable of 28 knots (52 km/h) surfing, and won the 1977 Transpacific Yacht Race from California to Hawaii in record time with an average speed of 11 knots (20 km/h) over 2,250 miles. In 1981 Merlin again won the Transpac, but this time seven ...
The boat is supported by an active class club that organizes racing events, the Holder 20 One Design Class. [5] In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "best features: The Holder 20 is light enough to plane in a modest breeze. A long, wide cockpit offers plenty of room for crew in optimizing weight position and sail handling.
The boat has a draft of 3.30 ft (1.01 m) with one centerboard extended and 2.5 in (6.4 cm) with both retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. [ 1 ] For sailing the design is equipped with running backstays , a raked mast and a boom that is very low to the deck, necessitating a recessed radial track for the boom vang .