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WIVENHOE
• Designed by Dr. Walter Radcliffe
General Information
Hull Type:
Centerboard Dinghy
Rigging Type:
Fractional Sloop
Construction:
Wood (Clinker)
First Built:
1935
Last Built:
1945
Number Built:
20
Dimensions
Length Overall (LOA):
4.57 m
Length Waterline (LWL):
4.33 m
Beam:
1.58 m
Draft (Max):
1.07 m
Draft (Min):
0.25 m
Weight & Ballast
Displacement:
238 kg
Ballast:
32 kg
Sail Plan
Sail Area (reported):
11.98 m²
Engine & Systems
Performance Ratios
Hull Speed:
5.05 knots
SA/Displacement (Reported):
31.76
Ballast/Disp Ratio:
13.33%
Displacement/Length:
81.86
Comfort Ratio:
6.28
Capsize Screening:
2.57
Notes
Since the first Wivenhoe One Design was built (1935), sixteen boats are still within the locality of Wivenhoe (UK) from an original total of nineteen. (2008).