S | |
Development | |
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Designer | Willis Reid Edson B. Schock |
Location | United States |
Year | 1921 |
No. built | More than 500 (wooden version) 28 (fiberglass version) |
Builder(s) | Tom Broadway G.Y. Johnson Boat Works A.E. Hansen South Coast Boat Works W. D. Schock Corp |
Role | Racer |
Name | Snowbird |
Boat | |
Displacement | 130 lb (59 kg) |
Draft | 3.00 ft (0.91 m) with centerboard down |
Hull | |
Type | monohull |
Construction | fiberglass |
LOA | 11.95 ft (3.64 m) |
Beam | 5.00 ft (1.52 m) |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | centerboard |
Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | Bermuda rig |
Sails | |
Sailplan | catboat |
Mainsail area | 102.00 sq ft (9.476 m2) |
Total sail area | 102.00 sq ft (9.476 m2) |
Racing | |
Class association | One design |
The Snowbird is an American sailboat that was initially designed by Willis Reid as a one design racer and first built in 1921. The boat was re-designed by Edson B. Schock in the 1940s and it became a popular junior class.[1][2][3][4]
The boat was used as a one design competition class for sailing at the 1932 Summer Olympics.[1][2]