HURRICANE 19

HURRICANE 19

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Sailboat Specifications

Definitions
Hull Type: Centerboard Dinghy
Rigging Type: Fractional Sloop
LOA: 19.00 ft / 5.79 m
LWL: 17.50 ft / 5.33 m
S.A. (reported): 176.00 ft² / 16.35 m²
Beam: 7.20 ft / 2.19 m
Displacement: 1,100.00 lb / 499 kg
Max Draft: 4.50 ft / 1.37 m
Min Draft: 1.00 ft / 0.30 m
Construction: Molded Plywood
First Built: 1945
Builder: Allied Aviation Corp. (USA)
Designer: Philip Rhodes

Sailboat Calculations

Definitions
S.A. / Displ.: 26.48
Disp: / Len: 91.63
Comfort Ratio: 6.83
Capsize Screening Formula: 2.79
Hull Speed: 5.61 kn
Pounds/Inch Immersion: 450.21 pounds/inch

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Notes

The HURRICANE, first built by Allied Aviation Corp.(USA), was more than likely the result of excess capacity experienced by many companies after war time contracts ran out. A HURRICANE class racing association was established for a few years on Long Island Sound (east coast USA). Palmer Scott and Co. (builder of boats for many years) purchased a number of bare hulls from Allied, redesigned the deck, added a keel and called it the SMYRA, which existed as a class in Massachusetts for a few years. (Some have said there was also a keel version of the HURRICANE) It was from an existing SMYRA hull that a plug was made for what became the RHODES 19 (Rhodes Design #508), first built by Marscot Plastics Co. and later by O''Day Corp..
Philip Rhodes was said to have a very loose policy about royalties paid for dinghies and smaller boats, relying more on their promotional value.