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The New York 30 (NY-30) is a monohull sailboat designed by Nathanael Greene Herreshoff in 1904 as a class for the New York Yacht Club. [1] It was the first one-design class designed for the Universal Rule of yacht measurement: "It is the first model I have worked on to be under the 1/4 beam length [Universal Rule] measurements, and I am well pleased with it, and also it has been more pleasure ...
The International Marine built West Wight Potter 15 is a recreational sailboat, made predominantly of fiberglass, with mahogany wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig with aluminum spars. The hull has a spooned raked stem , a conventional transom , a transom-hung, kick-up rudder controlled by a tiller and a weighted, galvanized steel centerboard.
The boat was factory fitted with a Universal Atomic 4 30 hp (22 kW) gasoline engine. The fuel tank holds 15 U.S. gallons (57 L; 12 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 15 U.S. gallons (57 L; 12 imp gal). [1] [3] The boat's galley is located on both sides of the cabin at the bottom of the companionway stairs. On the starboard side ...
Only nine were built. The FD boats have a tall mast 1.75 feet longer. The hull is identical to the standard 17 with the length overall of 17.08 ft (5.2 m), a waterline length of 15.83 ft (4.8 m), displaces 1,350 lb (612 kg) and carries 500 lb (227 kg) of ballast.
Herreshoff S-Class sailboats, designed in 1919 and built until 1941, are still actively raced in Narragansett Bay, Buzzards Bay and Western Long Island Sound (Larchmont, New York). His 12½ design of 1914 is still being built and raced in New England as well. The New York 30 is well regarded as a one-design racer/cruiser. [9]
The Coronado 15 is a recreational planing sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig with black anodized aluminum spars. The mast is flexible and supported by stainless steel standing rigging. The hull has a spooned plumb stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable ...
Cook based the boat on his 1980 IOR One Ton class racer Firewater. The New York 36 used a taller mast for the lighter wind conditions found on western Long Island Sound, where it was anticipated the design would be raced and a cruising interior. [9] The New York 36 is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim
The boat has a draft of 3.42 ft (1.04 m) with the daggerboard extended and 6 in (15 cm) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer or car roof rack. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] For sailing the design is equipped with a boom vang and the mainsail and jib have windows for improved visibility.