144 One-Design Class Sailboat Handbook 



Price Range: New, about $700; used, depending on condition of sails 

 and hull, $400 to $700 



Principal Builders: Most boats are built by their owners or from kits. 

 Names of kit dealers, as well as the plans (the latter cost $10) can be ob- 

 tained from the class secretary. 



Racing Activity: Approximately 500 boats have been built, with the ma- 

 jority sailing in Florida waters. Series races are held all year in this State 

 except when they interfere with major winter regattas and the Florida 

 State Championship Races. 



Star 



Association Name and Address: International Star Class Yacht Associa- 

 tion, 51 East 42nd Street, New York 17, N. Y. 

 Annual Dues: Active, $7.75; associate, $4; and isolated, $3 

 Insignia on Sail: Star 

 Type and Dimensions: Keel sloop 



Overall length— 22 feet, 8i/^ inches Draft— 3 feet, 4 inches 

 Waterline— 15 feet, 6 inches Sail area— 280 square feet 



Beam— 5 feet, 814 inches 



Construction Material Allowed: Wood, planked only 

 Price Range: New, about $4,000 



Principal Bulders: A list of approximately 400 builders appears in the 

 association's yearbook 



Racing Activity: This racing association is the oldest and most truly in- 

 ternational class in the world. Founded in 1911, it has almost 200 fleets 

 (about 83 fleets in the United States and about 113 scattered in the 

 world) in almost every country on five continents. About 4,000 boats 

 are numbered at the present. It is raced both in the Olympic and Pan- 

 American games. 



Sun Boat 



Association Name: Sun Boat Association 



Insignia on Sail: Sun with rays extending 



Type and Dimensions: Centerboard sloop 



Overall length— 15 feet, 3 inches Draft— 2 feet, 6 inches** 



Beam— 5 feet, i/^ inch Sail area— 122 square feet 



