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"Mermaid" One Design
Mr. Westmacott produced a design now known as the Solent Sunbeams. This class has a rather more drawn-out hull than that of the Mermaids, a harder bilge, more sail area, and slightly more displacement
Comparison of Westmacott's designs "Seaview Mermaids and Solent Sunbeams" by E. R. Waite
Comparison
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Seaview Mermaid
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Solent Sunbeam
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L.O.A.
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24 ft. 6 in.
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26 ft. 5 in.
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L. W. L.
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17 ft 3 in
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17 ft. 6 in.
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Beam
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6 ft.
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6 ft.
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Draught
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3 ft 5 in.
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3 ft. 9 in
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Displacement
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33.2 Cwts.
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Lead Ballast on Keel
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15 1/2 Cwts.
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16 1/2 Cwts.
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Movable Ballast
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1 Cwt. (112 lbs)
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150 lbs. during 1923
250 lbs proposed for 1925
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Rig
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Bermudian
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Bermudian
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Sail Area
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250 sq. ft.
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300 sq. ft.
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No. racing / 1st season
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7 in 1922
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Solent 7 in1923
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No. racing / 2nd season
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10 in 1923
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Solent 10 in1924
Points winners 1. Joy, 2.Dainty, 3.Whimsey
Falmouth 7 in 1924
Falmouth 8 in 1925
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No. Racing / 3rd season
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.. in 1924
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Solent ... in 1925
Falmouth 9 in 1926
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