WHISTLER CLASS (RHODES)

WHISTLER CLASS (RHODES)
WHISTLER CLASS (RHODES)

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Sailboat Specifications

Definitions
Hull Type: Keel/Cbrd.
Rigging Type: Fractional Sloop
LOA: 11.73 m
LWL: 7.92 m
Beam: 3.05 m
Displacement: 8,165 kg
Ballast: 2,722 kg
Max Draft: 2.13 m
Min Draft: 1.22 m
Construction: Wood planked
Ballast Type: Lead
First Built: 1949
Builder: Thomas Knutson (USA)
Designer: Philip Rhodes

Sailboat Calculations

Definitions
Bal. / Displ.: 33.33
Disp: / Len: 457.20
Comfort Ratio: 43.54
Capsize Screening Formula: 1.53
Hull Speed: 6.83 kn
Pounds/Inch Immersion: 929.01 pounds/inch

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Sailboat Links

Designers: Philip Rhodes
Builders: Knutson Shipbuilding Corp.
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Notes

Rhodes Design #588.
First boats built by Houde & Bergeron, Ltd. of Quebec CAN.
14 built by T. Knutson at LI NY beginning in 1951, as well as handful of others in the US.