Sound. The price for a new boat is about $1200, used boats cost $500 up, 

 kits $675. 



VITAL STATISTICS: L.O.A. i3'6"; watcrlinc ii's"; beam 5V; draft 

 without centerboard 5", with C.B. 2'io"; sail area 90 sq. ft. (spinnakers al- 

 lowed); weight 275 minimum; trailable; racing crew, three maximum. 



BRUTAL BEAST. Courtesy Herbert E. Harwood. 



BRUTAL BEAST 



W. Starling Burgess, designer of three defenders of the America's Cup, 

 once owned at his home in Marblehead, Massachusetts, a great Dane to 

 whom the neighbors gave the nickname "Brutal Beast." While I am not sure 

 whether it was Starling who suggested this as a name for his new class, with 



RACING CLASSES 



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