The '''Fish class sloop''', also known informally as the '''Fish boatBoat''', is a [[One-Design|one-design]] [[sailboat]] designed in 1919 by [[New Orleans]] resident [[Rathbone DeBuys]],<ref>http://www.fishclass.org/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=2&MMN_position=2:2 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070310211531/http://www.fishclass.org/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=2&MMN_position=2%3A2 |date=2007-03-10 }} Online transcript of De Buys,' 1948 short history of the design</ref> member of the [[Southern Yacht Club]]. It is reputed to have been the most popular sailboat racing class on the [[Gulf Coast of the United States|US Gulf Coast]] in the early 20th century<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.southernyachtclub.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33&Itemid=97 |title=Southern Yacht Club - History<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-01-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080203161223/http://www.southernyachtclub.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33&Itemid=97 |archive-date=2008-02-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and was the [[Gulf Yachting Association]] one-design racer until it was replaced by the [[Flying Scot (dinghy)|Flying Scot]] in 1969.
It should not be confused with [[Nathanael Herreshoff| Nat Herreshoff's]] larger sloops,<ref>{{cite book| last = Jones| first = Gregory O.| authorlink = | coauthors =| title = Herreshoff Sailboats| publisher = MBI Publishing Company| date = December 25, 2004| ___location = St. Paul| page = 118| url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 978-07603116080-7603-1160-8}}</ref> the [[Annisquam]] Fish Class [[Marconi rig]]ged catboats,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dngoodchild.com/divide_for_sail_boats.htm |title=divide_for_sail_boats<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-01-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118111255/http://www.dngoodchild.com/divide_for_sail_boats.htm |archive-date=2008-01-18 |url-status=dead }}</ref> nor various [[motor yacht]]s and [[surfboard]]s of similar names.
==Specifications==
The Fish class sloop is a [[Gaff rig|gaff-rig]], [[Keel|fixed-keel]], hard [[Chine (boating)|chine]], vee[[V-hull (boat)|v-hull]] [[sloop]], originally made of wood, which can carry a crew of from two crewmembersto five (usually three) depending on the wind. Its specifications are length 20' 6", waterline 16', beam 6', draft 3', weight {{convert|1500 lbs|lb|abbr=on}}, ballast {{convert|220 lbs|lb|abbr=on}}, sail area {{convert|270 sq. ft.|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}, mainsail area {{convert|216 sq. ft.|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}, jibsail area {{convert|54 sq|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{Cite ftweb |url=http://www.navypnsyc.org/fishclass.htm |title=Fish Class Sloop at NYCP site<ref!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-01-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513155000/http://www.navypnsyc.org/fishclass.htm |archive-date=2008-05-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In early years a club foot jib was used and in later a genoa jib was used. Rules have been modified to allow [[aluminum]] [[spar (sailing)|spar]]s and hulls made partially or totally of [[fiberglass]] composite.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fishclass.org/files/phatfile/FishClassRules2001.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-01-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070324223131/http://www.fishclass.org/files/phatfile/FishClassRules2001.pdf |archive-date=2007-03-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref> When the Fish is raced in a cruising class event its (20072008) [[Portsmouth yardstick]] rating is 97.1.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ussailing.org/portsmouth/tables06tables08/tables06kbtables08kb.asp |title=US SAILING - Portsmouth Yardstick Keelboats<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-08-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080824222055/http://www.ussailing.org/Portsmouth/tables08/tables08kb.asp |archive-date=2008-08-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is not listed in the [[Performance Handicap Racing Fleet|PHRF]] critical dimension database.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ussailing.org/phrf/Critical%20Dimensions.pdf |title=US SAILING PHRF access database 2007_2.xls<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=2008-01-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715102824/http://www.ussailing.org/phrf/Critical%20Dimensions.pdf |archive-date=2010-07-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Notes==
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==See also==
*[[Catboat]]
*[[One-designKeelboat]]
*[[Sharpie (boat)|Sharpie]]
==External links==
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* [http://www.gya.org/ Gulf Yachting Association home page]
