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    Rhodes Bantam

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    Rhodes Bantam

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    Class symbol
    Rhodes Bantam sailing on Presque Isle Bay in Erie, PA (1967).jpg
    Development
    DesignerPhilip Rhodes
    Year1945
    Designone-design
    Boat
    Crew1-2
    Draft4 ft 2 in (1.27 m)
    Trapezehiking straps
    Hull
    TypeMonohull
    ConstructionWood; Fiberglass
    Hull weight325 lb (147 kg)
    LOA14 ft 0 in (4.27 m)
    LWL13 ft 1 in (3.99 m)
    Beam5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
    Hull appendages
    Keel/board typecenterboard
    Rig
    Rig typesloop
    Sails
    Mainsail area77.25 sq ft (7.177 m2)
    Jib/genoa area46.5 sq ft (4.32 m2)
    Spinnaker area155 sq ft (14.4 m2)
    Racing
    D-PN97.4
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    The Rhodes Bantam is a strict one-design class sailboat designed by Philip Rhodes in 1945. The first boat was launched in 1945 in Skaneateles.[1] More than 1500 have been built.[2][3][4][5] It can be used for day sailing and will comfortably hold 2 adults and 2 children. It is also used for racing, usually with a crew of two. Originally it was built of wood and could be purchased either complete, or as a kit.[6] In the 1960s, when fiberglass gained popularity as a hull material, it became possible to buy either a fiberglass hull kit or a finished boat. The Bantam may be classified as a centreboard dinghy. In addition to the mainsail, it typically has a genoa jib and spinnaker. It uses a centerboard for stability. It has a hard chine line which permits planing when on a beam reach or when sailing downwind with spinnaker. The class was very popular in the 1950s and 1960s. Active fleets existed in the Finger Lakes Region (e.g. Cuyuga Lake, Skaneateles Lake), Pennsylvania, Ohio, the Midwest and even Florida.[7] The Rhodes Bantam Class Association sponsored a yearly regatta which rotated through the home ports of various fleets.[8]

    References

    1. ↑ "Skaneateles Historical Society". http://www.skaneateleshistoricalsociety.org/boat-display-2/. Retrieved 15 August 2019. 
    2. ↑ Richard M. Sherwood (1994). A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 34. ISBN 0-395-65239-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=Lglbgx8EoV4C&pg=PA34. Retrieved 10 July 2015. 
    3. ↑ Bailey, Leslie E.. "#5177--BANTAM". D.N. Goodchild. http://www.dngoodchild.com/5177.htm. Retrieved 11 July 2015. 
    4. ↑ "Rhodes Bantam". Randy Browning. http://sailboatdata.com/viewrecord.asp?class_id=3178. Retrieved 15 August 2019. 
    5. ↑ Smith, Hervey Garrett (1969). How to Choose a Sailboat. Garden City, NY: Doubleday. OCLC 33422. 
    6. ↑ Bailey, Leslie E. (1961). Bantam. D.N. Goodchild, Philadelphia. 
    7. ↑ "Florida Memory - Rhodes Bantam Class in Labor Day boat races". https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/70554. Retrieved 15 August 2019. 
    8. ↑ Morris, Everett B. (1950). "The Bantam Crows and Grows". Motor Boating. 85. Hearst Magazines, Inc. pp. 44–45, 59. https://books.google.com/books?id=cf1kvYnK9owC&pg=PA44. Retrieved 10 July 2015. 

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