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==Specifications==
The Fish class sloop is a gaff-rig, fixed-keel, hard chine, vee-hull sloop, originally made of wood, which can carry two crewmembers. Its specifications are length 20' 6", waterline 16', beam 6', draft 3', weight 1500 lbs, ballast 220 lbs, sail area 270 sq. ft., mainsail area 216 sq. ft., jibsail area 54 sq. ft.<ref>http://www.navypnsyc.org/fishclass.htm</ref> Rules have been modified to allow [[aluminum]] [[spar]]s and hulls made partially or totally of [[fiberglass]] composite.<ref>http://www.fishclass.org/files/phatfile/FishClassRules2001.pdf</ref> When the Fish is raced in a cruising class event its (2007) [[Portsmouth yardstick]] rating is 97.1. <ref>http://www.ussailing.org/portsmouth/tables06/tables06kb.asp</ref> It is not listed in the [[Performance Handicap Racing Fleet|PHRF]] critical dimension database.<ref>http://www.ussailing.org/phrf/Critical%20Dimensions.pdf</ref>
 
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