Rhodes 19
The Rhodes 19 (Hurricane class) is a 19-foot-long (5.8 m) sailboat, designed by Philip Rhodes[1] and originally manufactured by O'Day Corp..[2] Currently, the Rhodes 19 is built by Stuart Marine Corp. To date, approximately 3500 of the boats have been built.
Available with either a fixed keel or with a retractable centerboard, it is used primarily as a day sailer or for one-design racing. The Rhodes 19 is still actively raced throughout the United States, with active fleets in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Orleans, LA and Chicago, IL.
Specifications [3]
LOA 19 ft 2in
Beam 7 ft
Draft 3 ft 3in (keel)
4 ft 11in (centerboard)
Sail Area 112.5sqft
60.5sqft
326sqft
Rhodes 19 fleet locations
3 Edgartown, MA
4 Fairhope, AL
5 Marblehead, MA
6 Nantucket, MA
7 New Orleans, LA
9 South Dartmouth, MA
12 Chicago, IL
17 San Francisco, CA
20 Manchester, MA
35 Riverside, RI
36 Rockport, MA
39 Gloucester, MA
40 St. Croix
42 Wellfleet, MA
45 Winthrop, MA
46 Hingham Bay, MA
47 New Rochelle, NY
48 Charlestown, MA
49 Savannah, GA
50 Provincetown, MA
51 West Yarmouth, MA
52 Quahog Bay, ME
53 Antigua
References
External links
- Stuart Marine Corp.'s Rhodes 19 description page
- Ben Stavis' extensive online biography and archive
- Rhodes bequeathed his designs to the Mystic Seaport Museum Collection, which has a short biography.
- Class Association website
- Sail Chicago has a fleet of Rhodes 19s and is located in Chicago
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