CELEBRITY
Fractional Sloop • Centerboard (Trunk) • Built 1952
Dimensions
- LOA
- 19.75 ft
- LWL
- 15.75 ft
- Beam
- 6.33 ft
- Max Draft
- 3.25 ft
- Min Draft
- 0.83 ft
- Displacement
- 800 lbs
- Ballast
- — lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 2.73 (use caution offshore)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 31.9
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 91
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- —
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 172 sq ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Centerboard (Trunk)
- Rig Type
- Fractional Sloop
- Hull Material
- Wood planked/Molded Plywood/FG
- Ballast Type
- —
Production
- First Built
- 1952
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- —
Notes: Based on the Dutch 16m2. The first CELEBRITY's were imported from Holland by Evanson Boat Co. of Philadelphia PA (USA). Construction was strip-planked mahogany with spruce spars. (Molded plywood after 1960)\nBoth centerboard and keel models were offered with a transom mounted rudder. \nDraft for fixed keel version: 2.92'. Disp.: 1100 lbs.\nAt some time in the 1950's, the design was changed to include an inboard, skeg mounted rudder. \nBy 1972, Evanson was building it's own all fiberglass version.\nIn 1986, Class builder became Hampton Shipyard in East Quogue, NY \nLast known builder:\nSouthport Island Marine\nSouthport ME, (USA)
Builders
- Evanson (P.) Boat Co. (USA) (1965–1978)
- Southport Island Marine (USA) (2000)