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The '''Fish class sloop''', also known informally as the '''Fish Boat''', is a [[One-Design|one-design]] [[sailboat]] designed in 1919 by [[New Orleans]] resident Rathbone De Buys,<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>[http://www.southernyachtclub.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=33&Itemid=97 Southern Yacht Club - History<!-- Bot generated title -->]</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 = 978-0-7603-1160-8}}</ref> the [[Annisquam]] Fish Class [[Marconi rig]]ged catboats,<ref>[http://www.dngoodchild.com/divide_for_sail_boats.htm divide_for_sail_boats<!-- Bot generated title -->]</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is a [[Gaff rig|gaff-rig]], [[Keel|fixed-keel]], hard [[Chine (boating)|chine]], [[V-hull (boat)|v-hull]] [[sloop]], originally made of wood, which can carryedcarry a crew of from two to five (usually three) depending uponon the wind. Its specifications are length 20' 6", waterline 16', beam 6', draft 3', weight {{convert|1500|lb|abbr=on}}, ballast {{convert|220|lb|abbr=on}}, sail area {{convert|270|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}., mainsail area {{convert|216|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}., jibsail area {{convert|54|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}.<ref>[http://www.navypnsyc.org/fishclass.htm Fish Class Sloop at NYCP site<!-- Bot generated title -->]</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>http://www.fishclass.org/files/phatfile/FishClassRules2001.pdf</ref> When the Fish is raced in a cruising class event its (2008) [[Portsmouth yardstick]] rating is 97.1.<ref>[http://www.ussailing.org/portsmouth/tables08/tables08kb.asp US SAILING - Portsmouth Yardstick Keelboats<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> It is not listed in the [[Performance Handicap Racing Fleet|PHRF]] critical dimension database.<ref>[http://www.ussailing.org/phrf/Critical%20Dimensions.pdf US SAILING PHRF access database 2007_2.xls<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

==Notes==