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Hilbre One Design

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The Hilbre One Design is a British trailerable sailboat that was designed by Alan Buchanan as a one design racer, specifically for the West Kirby Sailing Club in northwest England and first built in 1958. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 24 relations: Alan Buchanan (naval architect), Bermuda rig, Boat trailer, Centreboard, Clinker (boat building), Fractional rig, Internet Archive, Keel, Keelboat, List of sailing boat types, Masthead rig, Monohull, One-design racing, Rudder, Sailboat, Sailing (sport), Sloop, Spinnaker, Stem (ship), Tiller, Trailer sailer, Transom (nautical), United Kingdom, Wood.

  2. 1950s sailboat type designs
  3. Sailboat type designs by Alan Buchanan
  4. Sailboat types built in the United Kingdom

Alan Buchanan (naval architect)

Alan Buchanan (1922–2015) was an English naval architect and sailor.

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Bermuda rig

A Bermuda rig, Bermudian rig, or Marconi rig is a configuration of mast and rigging for a type of sailboat and is the typical configuration for most modern sailboats.

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Boat trailer

A boat trailer is designed to launch, retrieve, carry and sometimes store boats.

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Centreboard

A centreboard or centerboard (US) is a retractable hull appendage which pivots out of a slot in the hull of a sailboat, known as a centreboard trunk (UK) or centerboard case (US).

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Clinker (boat building)

Clinker-built (also known as lapstrake) is a method of boat building in which the edges of hull planks overlap each other.

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Fractional rig

A fractional rig on a sailing vessel consists of a foresail, such as a jib or genoa sail, that does not reach all the way to the top of the mast.

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Internet Archive

The Internet Archive is an American nonprofit digital library founded in 1996 by Brewster Kahle.

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Keel

The keel is the bottom-most longitudinal structural element on a watercraft.

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Keelboat

A keelboat is a riverine cargo-capable working boat, or a small- to mid-sized recreational sailing yacht.

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List of sailing boat types

The following is a partial list of sailboat types and sailing classes, including keelboats, dinghies, and multihull (catamarans and trimarans).

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Masthead rig

A masthead rig on a sailing vessel consists of a forestay and backstay both attached at the top of the mast.

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Monohull

right A monohull is a type of boat having only one hull, unlike multihulled boats which can have two or more individual hulls connected to one another.

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One-design racing

One-design racing is a racing method which may be adopted in sports using complex equipment, whereby all vehicles have identical or very similar designs or models, avoiding the need for a handicap system. Hilbre One Design and One-design racing are one-design sailing classes.

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Rudder

A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, airship, or other vehicle that moves through a fluid medium (usually air or water).

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Sailboat

A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails and is smaller than a sailing ship.

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Sailing (sport)

The sport of sailing involves a variety of competitive sailing formats that are sanctioned through various sailing federations and yacht clubs.

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Sloop

A sloop is a sailboat with a single mast typically having only one headsail in front of the mast and one mainsail aft of (behind) the mast.

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Spinnaker

A spinnaker is a sail designed specifically for sailing off the wind on courses between a reach (wind at 90° to the course) to downwind (course in the same direction as the wind).

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Stem (ship)

The stem is the most forward part of a boat or ship's bow and is an extension of the keel itself.

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Tiller

A tiller or till is a lever used to steer a vehicle.

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Trailer sailer

A trailer sailer is a type of sailboat that has been designed to be easily transported using a boat trailer towed by an automobile. Hilbre One Design and trailer sailer are trailer sailers.

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Transom (nautical)

In some boats and ships, a transom is the aft transverse surface of the hull that forms the stern of a vessel.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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Wood

Wood is a structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants.

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See also

1950s sailboat type designs

Sailboat type designs by Alan Buchanan

Sailboat types built in the United Kingdom

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilbre_One_Design

Also known as Hilbre (yacht).