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Fractional Sloop • Fin Keel • Built 1962
Dimensions
LOA
30.21 ft
LWL
20 ft
Beam
6.42 ft
Max Draft
4.75 ft
Displacement
4,600 lbs
Ballast
3,080 lbs
Performance Ratios
Capsize Ratio ⓘ
1.54
(offshore safe)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ
20.8
D/L Ratio ⓘ
257
Ballast Ratio ⓘ
67.0%
Sail Plan
Sail Area
360 sq ft
I
29.88 ft
J
9.33 ft
P
33.38 ft
E
13.38 ft
Construction
Hull Type
Fin Keel
Rig Type
Fractional Sloop
Hull Material
FG
Ballast Type
Lead
Production
First Built
1962
Last Built
—
Number Built
220
Notes:
S&S design #1720. \nCommissioned (1962) by noted American sailor Cornelius Shields as a fiberglass replacement for the INTERNATIONAL ONE-DESIGN.\nImages and or info. from first builder (Chris Craft) brochure.
Designer
Sparkman & Stephens
Builders
Cape Cod Shipbuilding
(1899)
Chris-Craft
Hinckley Yachts
(1928)
Class Association
Shields Class Sailing Association