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The '''Fish class sloop''', also known informally as '''Fish boat''' is a [[one-design]] [[sailboat]] designed in 1919 by [[New Orleans]] resident Rathbone De Buys, 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 = 978-0760311608}}</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The Fish class sloop is a gaff-rig, fixed-keel, hard chine, v-hull sloop, originally made of wood, which can carry two crewmembers.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 Untitled Document<!-- Bot generated title -->]</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 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==