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Rhodes 19

Fractional Sloop · Fin w/transom Hung Rudder · First built 1959

A high-performance fractional sloop evolved from the 1945 Hurricane class and refined into a classic one-design racer

Designed by Philip L. Rhodes, built by Stuart Marine.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/transom Hung Rudder

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Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

TrailerableBeam 2.13 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 615 kg of hull, so roughly 1,200 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 0.99 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelyComfort 9Sea-kindly
CoastalCapsize 2.53Bluewater
LightD/L 108Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 21.9Powered-up
TenderBallast 31%Stiff

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Lighter than ~83% of boats her size on file
  • Narrower than ~79% of boats her size on file

Compared with 419 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
30.6%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
21.9
Displacement / length
108.2
Comfort ratio
8.6
Capsize screening
2.53
Hull speed
5.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
444
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/transom hung rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Iron
Production
Years built
First built 1959
Units built
3200
Designer
Philip L. Rhodes
Builder
Stuart Marine, O'Day

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J Boats J/706.93 mSame hull family1.1 m longerA high-performance fractional sloop designed by Alan Johnstone, with over 1,100 units delivered for one-design racing
J J/77.04 mSame hull family1.2 m longerA 2024 fractional sloop with a shallow 1.16m draft and a high 23.55 sail-area-to-displacement ratio for responsive daysailing
Borge Bringsvaerd Bb116.18 mSame hull family0.3 m longerA Norwegian-built classic with an active class association that has raced continuously since the 1960s
Bavaria Yachts 6066.50 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA lightweight 6.5-meter fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited coastal sailing
Halcyon 236.93 mSame hull family1.1 m longerA triple-keeled masthead sloop by Alan H. Buchanan, offering shallow-draft versatility based on the earlier Crystal 23
Hurley 226.71 mSame hull family0.9 m longerA long-running Ian Anderson design with a heavy ballast ratio, produced by multiple builders over three decades

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