IDEM
Gaffhead Sloop • Centerboard (Trunk) • Built 1897–2004
Dimensions
- LOA
- 32 ft
- LWL
- 19 ft
- Beam
- 8 ft
- Max Draft
- 4 ft
- Min Draft
- 1.9 ft
- Displacement
- 6,800 lbs
- Ballast
- 600 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 1.69 (offshore safe)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 26.7
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 443
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 8.8%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 600 sq ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Centerboard (Trunk)
- Rig Type
- Gaffhead Sloop
- Hull Material
- Wood
- Ballast Type
- Lead
Production
- First Built
- 1897
- Last Built
- 2004
- Number Built
- 13
Notes: Probably the oldest US one-design class that is still sailed. (St. Regis Lake in the Adirondacks). (2010)\nThanks to Sandy Trevor, Commodore of St. Regis YC, for providing updated photo and information on this yacht.\n"Of the 12 built originally, one is in the Adirondack Museum, and the other 11 are still in sailing condition on St Regis Lake. In 2004 a 13th Idem was built, meticulously following the original Clinton Crane plans and using identical materials."\n\nContact Information:\n\nIdem Fleet Secretary, \nSt Regis Yacht Club \nIdem@stregislakes.org\n\nBoathouse Woodworks\nHand-Crafted Traditional Adirondack Guideboats\nJim Cameron, Master Boat Builder\nP.O. Box 317, Lake Clear, New York 12945\n(518) 327-3470
Designer
- Clinton Crane (1873–1958)
Source: stregislakes.org