The American Sailboat

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 Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame

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was established in 1994 by Sail America to recognize ingenuity in designs by American

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 boat builders. The physical display is housed in The Museum of Yachting located in Fort Adams State Park, Newport, Rhode Island

Newport, Rhode Island

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, and includes examples of many of the selected boats. Some of the collection is displayed around the country each year at the various Strictly Sail boat shows sponsored by Sail America, and at Sail Expo in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

These sailboat

Sailboat

A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails. The term covers a variety of boats, larger than small vessels such as sailboards and smaller than sailing ships, but distinctions in the size are not strictly defined and what constitutes a sailing ship, sailboat, or a...

s are production models, some of which are still in production, which have made a lasting impact on sailing. This award is notable because it is frequently referenced in sailing publications http://www.google.com/search?q=%22american+sailboat+hall+of+fame%22&hl=en&lr=&client=safari&rls=en&start=90&sa=N, in both articles and advertising. When evaluating the prestige of this award it is important to understand that the judges are generally magazine editors whose publications accept advertising from boat builders http://www.sailamerica.com/halloffame/mission.htm.

Inductees

Inductee	year inducted
Aqua Cat	2001
Bermuda 40	1995
Cal 40	1996
Catalina 22 Catalina Yachts Catalina Yachts is a U.S.-based builder of fiberglass monohull sloop-rigged sailboats ranging in sizes from eight to 47 feet in length. It was founded in 1969 in Hollywood, California by Frank Butler .-History:...	1995
Catalina 30 Catalina 30 The Catalina 30 is a twenty nine foot 11 inch long fiberglass sailboat first produced in 1974 by the Catalina Yachts Company in California. It is a sloop-rigged boat with a fixed lead keel. It has a beam of 10'10", and a draft of five feet, three inches...	2001
Day Sailer Day Sailer (dinghy) The Day Sailer is a day sailer for pleasure sailing as well as racing; it is sailed throughout North America and Brazil. Designed by Uffa Fox and George O'Day in 1958, the Day Sailer possesses a 6 foot beam, an overall length of 17 feet, a fiberglass hull and a cuddy cabin...	2003
International Optimist Dinghy Optimist (dinghy) The Optimist is a small, single-handed sailing dinghy intended for use by children up to the age of 15. Nowadays boats are usually made of fiber reinforced plastic, although wooden boats are still built....	1999
Ensign Pearson Ensign The Ensign sailboat is the largest class of full keel boats in North America. It was designed by Carl Alberg. Its popularity, rather than declining with the advent of very high performance boats, has been on a major upswing...	2002
F27	2004
Flying Scot Flying Scot (dinghy) The Flying Scot is a day sailer dinghy used for pleasure sailing as well as racing throughout North America. The Flying Scot was designed in 1957 by Gordon K...	1998
Freedom 40	2000
Hobie 16	1997
J/24 J/24 The J/24 is an International One-Design keelboat class as defined by the International Sailing Federation. The J/24 is a one design class created to fulfill the diverse needs of recreational sailors such as cruising, one design racing, day sailing and handicap racing.The J/24 is the world's most...	1995
J/35	1999
Laser Laser (dinghy) The International Laser Class sailboat, also called Laser Standard and the Laser One is a popular one-design class of small sailing dinghy. According the Laser Class Rules the boat may be sailed by either one or two people, though it is rarely sailed by two. The design, by Bruce Kirby, emphasizes...	1997
MacGregor MacGregor Yacht Corporation The MacGregor Yacht Corporation is a manufacturer of sailing yachts, located in southern California.-History:MacGregor Yacht Co. was founded by Roger MacGregor as part of a Stanford University MBA class project in the early 1960s...  25	2000
Morgan Out Island 41	1996
Pacific Seacraft	2002
Sabre 28	2003
Santa Cruz 27	1997
Sonar (keelboat) Sonar (keelboat) The Sonar is a 7 m one-design keelboat for three to five people. It is bermuda-rigged, with a large mainsail and a 100% jib. The class is recognised by the International Sailing Federation....	2004
Sunfish Sunfish (dinghy) The Sunfish sailboat is a personal size, beach launched sailing dinghy utilizing a pontoon type hull carrying a lateen sail mounted to an un-stayed mast....	1995
Tartan Ten Tartan Ten The Tartan Ten, nicknamed T-10, is a 10 meter keelboat designed by Sparkman & Stephens in 1978. Since then over 400 hulls have been built.The T-10 is a sloop design with 7/8th fractional rig, symmetrical spinnaker, lead keel, aluminum mast and boom, and balsawood-cored fiberglass hull...	1998
Triton Pearson Triton The Pearson Triton is a fiberglass sailboat that was manufactured by Pearson Yachts.The Triton was introduced at the 1959 New York National Boat Show and was an immediate sales hit...	1995
Valiant 40 Valiant 40 sailboat The Valiant 40 was the first boat designed by naval architect Robert Perry, it was introduced in 1973. The boat is configured as a rear cockpit double-ender, cutter rigged monohull....	1997
Windsurfer	1996

See also

• National Sailing Hall of Fame
  National Sailing Hall of Fame
  The National Sailing Center & Hall of Fame is a non-profit educational institution dedicated to preserving the history of sailing and its impact on our culture, honoring those have made outstanding contributions to American sailing, teaching math, science and American history, inspiring and...
  
  
• ISAF World Sailor of the Year Awards
  ISAF World Sailor of the Year Awards
  -Background:The ISAF World Sailor of the Year Awards were launched in 1994 by the International Sailing Federation. The awards are recognised as the pinnacle award a sailor can receive in recognition of his/her outstanding achievements by the world of sailing....
  
  
• List of maritime museums in the United States

External links

• The American Sailboat Hall of Fame

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