BELFAST LOUGH ONE-DESIGN (CLASS I)
Cutter • Fin Keel • Built 1898
Dimensions
- LOA
- 37.25 ft
- LWL
- 25 ft
- Beam
- 8.67 ft
- Max Draft
- 6.25 ft
- Displacement
- 26,800 lbs
- Ballast
- 7,380 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 1.16 (offshore safe)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 15.2
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 766
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 27.5%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 848 sq ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Fin Keel
- Rig Type
- Cutter
- Hull Material
- Wood
- Ballast Type
- Iron
Production
- First Built
- 1898
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- 9
Notes: Before 1900 there were 3 types of boats designated as 'Belfast Lough One Design'. Class I, (9 built), Class II (9 built) Class III, the smallest with 10 built.\n\nThis version (CLASS I) and the largest was also known as SEA BIRD CLASS at the time with each boat named after a bird.\nAt last report (2011) at least 3 of these yachts still survive.
Designer
- William Fife III (1857–1944)