Fractional Sloop
• Centerboard Dinghy
• Built 1911
Dimensions
LOA
18 ft
LWL
16.75 ft
Beam
6 ft
Max Draft
3 ft
Min Draft
0.9 ft
Displacement
850 lbs
Ballast
200 lbs
Performance Ratios
Capsize Ratio ⓘ
2.53
(use caution offshore)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ
37.4
D/L Ratio ⓘ
81
Ballast Ratio ⓘ
23.5%
Sail Plan
Sail Area
210 sq ft
Construction
Hull Type
Centerboard Dinghy
Rig Type
Fractional Sloop
Hull Material
Wood/FG
Ballast Type
—
Production
First Built
1911
Last Built
—
Number Built
115
Notes: Originally commisioned by the Alexanra Yacht Club and the Essex Yacht Club in 1911 for sailing around the Thames estuary. (UK) It was somewhat eclipsed after WWI by a new but similar design which became the ESSEX ONE-DESIGN (1919, also by Morgan-Giles).\nIn 1950, designer, Norman Dallimore was retained to create a standardized set of drawings for the THAMES ESTUARY ONE-DESIGN, with a new sailplan and updated specifications. \nA new FG version was developed in 1966 when the TEOD merged with the ESSEX ONE-DESIGN. See the class website for more information. http://www.eodclass.org.uk