the boats were molded in fiber glass and the class became the Rhodes 19. 

 In i960 a centerboard model of the boat was again establisLed. In the 

 various versions there are now reported to be seven hundred to eight hun- 

 dred scattered among the major yachting centers of the United States— on 

 the East Coast, Gulf Coast, West Coast, and the Great Lakes, about 70 per 

 cent of them keelboats. There ai"e more than one hundred boats (almost 

 all keelboats ) presently sailing on western Long Island Sound ( New York 

 and Connecticut), Overhang is small and thus the waterline length is 

 long for a 19-footer. The small cuddy makes possible overnight trips. 



The O'Day Corporation (9 Newbury St., Boston, Mass.) now builds and 

 sells the Rhodes 19. Frederick P. Warne ( 8 Larkspur Lane, Loudon Woods, 

 Rye, N.Y. ) is President of the Rhodes 19 Class Association at the time of 

 writing. Price for the new boat is $2535; used ones sell at $1800 to $2500. 



VITAL statistics: L.O.A. 19V; waterline 17V'; beam 7'; draft 

 (keel model) ^t"^"; draft (centerboard model) without board 10'', with 

 board 4'ii"; sail area 175 sq. ft. (spinnaker used); weight (keel model) 

 1355 lbs., (centerboard model) 1030 lbs.; the boat can be trailed; racing 

 crew, two or more. 



ROSS 13 



This 13-foot sloop is a California class which was designed by Helen 

 Ross "to give," as a local authority puts it, "the thrills of the International 

 14 at the lowest possible cost. The class is a semi-open or development one, 

 to give owners the chance to experiment with rudder, centerboard, mast 

 location, etc., but by restricting the sail plan and shape of the hull to 

 eliminate the cost of keeping up with major expensive changes." 



The boat is nearly a foot narrower than the International 14 and is 

 lighter in weight, but it has a much smaller sail area. Being only 4'7" wide 

 and a planing type, she relies a great deal on human ballast for stability. 

 There are about fifty in the class, with the principal sailing area Pomona, 

 California. Richard Collins '( 1244 N. College Ave., Claremont, Calif.) is 

 the Ross 13 Class Secretary. Builders are the Granite Company Boat Di- 

 vision (604 S. Carey, Pomona, Calif.) and S. and H. Sailboats (3046 S. 

 Bristol St., Santa Ana, Calif.). Price is $695 new, $500 to $600 for used 

 boats, $200 for kits. 



VITAL STATISTICS: L.O.A. 13V; watcrliuc 12^3"'; beam 4'/'; draft 

 without centerboard 4", with C.B. 3^2"; sail area 110 sq. ft. (spinnaker 

 used); weight 180 lbs.; trailable; racing crew, two. 



170 THE SAILBOAT CLASSES OF NORTH AMERICA 



