Major One-Design Racing Sailboat Classes 129 



Principal Builders: 



Anchor Line Marine Co., 2920 W. 11th Ave., Eugene, Ore. 



Basin Boatcraft Co., 601 Embarcadero, Oakland 6, Calif. 



Racing Activity: Almost 200 on the West Coast— most of them in the San 



Francisco Bay area 



Mercury 



Association Name: Cape Cod Mercury Association 



Annual Dues: $2 



Insignia on Sail: Letters "CC" with wing 

 Type and Dimensions: Centerboard or keel sloop 

 Overall length— 15 feet Draft— 3 feet, 3 inches** 



Waterline— 13 feet, 10 inches —2 feet, 4 inches with keel 



Beam— 5 feet, 5 inches Sail area— 119 square feet 



Construction Material Allowed: Fiberglass 

 Price Range: New, with dacron sails, about $1,225 

 Principal Builder: Cape Cod Shipbuilding Co., Wareham, Mass. 

 Racing Activity: In Maine— Bar Harbor, Blue Hill, Sorrento and North- 

 east Harbor; in Massachusetts— Duxbury, Cohasset, Hingham and Manau- 

 hant; in Rhode Island— Bristol, Sounderstown, Naval Station Sailing 

 Squadron; and in Connecticut— Greenwich Beach Club and Fenwick 

 Yacht Club. 



Mercury Class 



Association Name: Mercury Class Yacht Racing Association 



Annual Dues: $2 



Insignia on Sail: Encircled letter "M" with wing 



Type and Dimensions: Keel sloop 



Overall length— 18 feet Draft— 3 feet 



Waterline— 13 feet Sail area— 156 square feet 



Beam— 5 feet, 4 inches 



Construction Materials Allowed: Plywood or fiberglass 



Price Range: New, about $1,900; used, $1,000 to $1,500; kits start as low 



as $225 



Principal Builder: Nunes Boat Works, 315 Main St., Sausalito, Calif. 



Racing Activity: There are over 700 Mercuries in the class. Once a San 



