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A SCOW
Built by Melges Boat Works (USA)
• Designed by John O. Johnson
General Information
Hull Type:
Scow Twin Cbrd.
Rigging Type:
Fractional Sloop
Construction:
Wood or FG
First Built:
1901
Dimensions
Length Overall (LOA):
11.58 m
Beam:
2.44 m
Draft (Max):
1.22 m
Draft (Min):
0.30 m
Weight & Ballast
Displacement:
839 kg
Sail Plan
Sail Area (reported):
51.10 m²
Engine & Systems
Performance Ratios
SA/Displacement (Reported):
58.53
Capsize Screening:
2.61
Notes
The largest of the inland racing scows sailed in mid-western USA. Nominally a one-design class, today's 'A' Class Scow is the result of a long evolutionary path with origins that can be traced to a prototype that appeared in 1896. (Designed and built by John O. Johnson, original founder of Johnson Boat Works, a major builder of scows for many years).