Hilbre One Design

The Hilbre One Design is a British trailerable sailboat that was designed by Alan Buchanan as a one design racer, specifically for the West Kirby Sailing Club in northwest England and first built in 1958.^[1][2][3]

Hilbre One Design

Hilbres racing in the Menai Strait Regattas
Development
Designer	Alan Buchanan
Location	United Kingdom
Year	1958
No. built	55
Builder(s)	amateur
Role	One-design racer
Name	Hilbre One Design
Boat
Displacement	2,000 lb (907 kg)
Draft	4.42 ft (1.35 m) with centreboard down
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	wood clinker
LOA	19.75 ft (6.02 m)
Beam	5.90 ft (1.80 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	keel with centreboard
Ballast	500 lb (227 kg)
Rudder(s)	transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
Sails
Sailplan	fractional rigged sloop masthead sloop

Production

The design has been built in the United Kingdom since 1958, with 55 boats completed.^[1][3]

Design

The Hilbre One Design is a racing keelboat, built predominantly of wood with clinker construction. It has a fractional sloop rig, a spooned raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed stub keel with a retractable centreboard. It displaces 2,000 lb (907 kg) and carries 500 lb (227 kg) of iron ballast.^[1][3]

The boat has a draft of 4.42 ft (1.35 m) with the centerboard extended and 1.56 ft (0.48 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water or ground transportation on a trailer.^[1][3]

For downwind sailing the design is equipped with a spinnaker.^[1][3]

See also

• List of sailing boat types