Hilbre One Design

Hilbre One Design
Hilbres racing in the Menai Strait Regattas
Development
DesignerAlan Buchanan
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1958
No. built55
Builder(s)amateur
RoleOne-design racer
NameHilbre One Design
Boat
Displacement2,000 lb (907 kg)
Draft4.42 ft (1.35 m) with centreboard down
Hull
Typemonohull
Constructionwood clinker
LOA19.75 ft (6.02 m)
Beam5.90 ft (1.80 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typekeel with centreboard
Ballast500 lb (227 kg)
Rudder(s)transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
Sails
Sailplanfractional rigged sloop masthead sloop
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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.

Production

The design has been built in the United Kingdom since 1958, with 55 boats completed.

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.

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.

For downwind sailing the design is equipped with a spinnaker.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Hilbre One Design sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  2. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Alan Buchanan 1922 - 2015". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Hilbre One Design". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.