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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Vincent Serio |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1934 |
| No. built | 900 |
| Builder | Vincent Serio |
| Role | One-designracer |
| Name | Hampton One-Design |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 755 lb (342 kg) |
| Draft | 3.50 ft (1.07 m) withcenterboard down |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Wood orfiberglass |
| LOA | 18.00 ft (5.49 m) |
| LWL | 14.00 ft (4.27 m) |
| Beam | 5.79 ft (1.76 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | centerboard |
| Rudder | transom-mountedrudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Fractional riggedsloop |
| Total sail area | 175 sq ft (16.3 m2) |
| Racing | |
| D-PN | 92.0 |
TheHampton One-Design is an Americansailing dinghy that was designed byVincent Serio as aone-designracer and first built in 1934.[1][2]
The boat design was chosen by a Hampton Yacht Club committee that was formed to select a sloop for racing onChesapeake Bay, with its shallow waters.[1]
The first 500 boats were constructed by the designer, Vincent Serio in theUnited States. At least 60 boats were built fromfiberglass as well, once the class rules were amended to permit that material. By 1994, 710 boats had been built and 900 have now been completed. The type club has specifications and plans available foramateur construction.[1][2][3]
The Hampton One-Design is a recreationalsailboat, built predominantly of cedar wood or, since 1961 offiberglass, with wooden trim. It has afractionalsloop rig with wooden oraluminum spars. The hull has a spoonedraked stem, an angledtransom, a transom-hungrudder controlled by atiller and a retractablecenterboard. It displaces 755 lb (342 kg).[1][2]
The boat has adraft of 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with the centerboard extended and 7 in (18 cm) with it retracted, allowingbeaching or ground transportation on atrailer.[1]
The class rules were amended in 1962 to allow atrapeze and aluminum spars. Nospinnaker orgenoa are used and the boat is sailed with just amainsail andjib.[1][2]
The design has aPortsmouth Yardstick racing average handicap of 92.0 and is normally raced with a crew of one or twosailors.[2]
The boat is supported by an active type club, the Hampton One-Design Class Racing Association, which regulates the design and organizes races.[4]
By 1994 there was a fleet of 40 boats racing from the St. Mary's River Yacht Club on theSt. Marys River, Maryland.[2]
In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote, "look for Hamptons in the Chesapeake Bay. A very strict, one-design class association was established in 1938, when 70 boats were racing ... They have always been quick in light airs, but with the trapeze, they may also be sailed in heavier conditions."[2]
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