An odd boat
I came across a blog by some guy that sent in an ugly sail entry to Sailing Anarchy, I thought I’d look around it a little more to see if it was worth adding to Sailr.com (I am adding it) and I saw a couple of closeup shots of what looked to be an interesting looking class of boat that I had never heard of previously. The class is the International 110 Class.
I’m guessing they knew about waterline length when they designed the class, though DAMN is that a little rig, no trouble with overhang while towing, just store it inside the boat like you normally would a boom.
Some more shots here.
I’m probably being a little too critical, though had to highlight a rather interesting class that I’d never heard of before.
Filed by Popeye at August 30th, 2007 under Sailing
I am the some guy…, and the 110 is definitely an interesting boat. It is very high performance, especially considering that Ray Hunt designed it back in 1938. While the rig might look small, a 110 will blow a j24, etchells or any other similarly sized boat out of the water. Seeing as it also planes, there is quite a bit of speed potential when close reaching in heavy air with the crew extended out on the trapeze. The 110 at one point was a premier keel boat class, and a review of past winners on the National Championship trophy reveals that more than a few well known sailors cut their teeth in this class. Having sailed Stars, I14’s, J24’s etc., I am quite partial to this unique boat.
-Eli
Comment by Eliboat — September 1st, 2007 @ 6:21 am