Metcalf (dinghy)
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Bill Lapworth |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1960 |
| No. built | 450 |
| Builder(s) | W. D. Schock Corp |
| Role | Racer |
| Name | Metcalf |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 130 lb (59 kg) |
| Draft | 3.00 ft (0.91 m) with daggerboard down |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 13.00 ft (3.96 m) |
| LWL | 12.00 ft (3.66 m) |
| Beam | 4.49 ft (1.37 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | daggerboard |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | catboat |
| Mainsail area | 93.00 sq ft (8.640 m2) |
| Total sail area | 93.00 sq ft (8.640 m2) |
The Metcalf is an American sailboat that was designed by Bill Lapworth as a racer and first built in 1960. The boat is named for Darby Metcalf who built the first example.[1][2][3][4]
Production
[edit]The design was built by W. D. Schock Corp in the United States, starting in 1960, with 450 boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1][2][5][6][7]
Design
[edit]The Metcalf is a racing, planing, sailing dinghy, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a cat rig with an anodized aluminum mast and stainless steel standing rigging. The hull has a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable daggerboard. It displaces 130 lb (59 kg).[1][2][8]
The boat has a draft of 3.00 ft (0.91 m) with the daggerboard extended and 6 in (15 cm) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer or car roof top.[1][2]
The design has a hull speed of 4.64 kn (8.59 km/h).[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Metcalf sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Metcalf". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "C. William Lapworth 1919 - 2006". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "C. William Lapworth". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 11 March 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Schock W.D." sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Schock W.D." sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 23 December 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ W. D. Schock Corp (2022). "About Us". wdschockcorp.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "W.D. Schock". Motorboating. January 1962. Retrieved 29 July 2022.