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WHISTLER CLASS (RHODES)

Fractional Sloop • Keel/Cbrd. • Built 1949

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Dimensions

LOA
38.5 ft
LWL
26 ft
Beam
10 ft
Max Draft
7 ft
Min Draft
4 ft
Displacement
18,000 lbs
Ballast
6,000 lbs

Performance Ratios

Capsize Ratio ⓘ
1.53 (offshore safe)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ
D/L Ratio ⓘ
457
Ballast Ratio ⓘ
33.3%

Construction

Hull Type
Keel/Cbrd.
Rig Type
Fractional Sloop
Hull Material
Wood planked
Ballast Type
Lead

Production

First Built
1949
Last Built
Number Built
Notes: Rhodes Design #588.\nFirst boats built by Houde & Bergeron, Ltd. of Quebec CAN.\n14 built by T. Knutson at LI NY beginning in 1951, as well as handful of others in the US.

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