ESSEX ONE-DESIGN (UK)
Fractional Sloop • Centerboard Dinghy • Built 1919
Dimensions
- LOA
- 18 ft
- LWL
- 16.75 ft
- Beam
- 6 ft
- Max Draft
- 3 ft
- Min Draft
- 0.9 ft
- Displacement
- 850 lbs
- Ballast
- 225 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 2.53 (use caution offshore)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 37.4
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 81
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 26.5%
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
- 1919
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- —
Notes: Commisioned by Essex Yacht Club for sailing on the River Thames Estuary. A new FG version was developed in 1966 when the the class merged with the THAMES ESTUARY ONE-DESIGN (1911, also by Morgan-Giles.) which has an active fleet to this day. See THAMES ESTUARY ONE-DESIGN.
Designer
- Francis Charles Morgan-Giles (1883–1964)
Class Association
Related Boats
| Name | LOA (ft) | Year | Rig |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESTUARY ONE-DESIGN (UK) | 18 | 1911 | Fractional Sloop |