⛵ Sailboat DB

SS CLASS

Gaffhead Sloop • Centerboard Dinghy • Built 1909

drawing

Dimensions

LOA
16.47 ft
LWL
14 ft
Beam
4.75 ft
Max Draft
2.75 ft
Min Draft
1.25 ft
Displacement
900 lbs
Ballast
— lbs

Performance Ratios

Capsize Ratio ⓘ
1.97 (offshore safe)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ
22.8
D/L Ratio ⓘ
146
Ballast Ratio ⓘ

Sail Plan

Sail Area
133 sq ft

Construction

Hull Type
Centerboard Dinghy
Rig Type
Gaffhead Sloop
Hull Material
Wood
Ballast Type

Production

First Built
1909
Last Built
Number Built
150
Notes: Native to the Long Island South Shore,(US East Coast) the first dozen boats were built by the designer. Later boats came from a number of other builders. Presumably the name came from the designer, but no one seems to know what it stands for. A relatively large number of these boats are still sailing making this one of oldest existing classes in America.\n

Source: magicsloop.blogspot.com