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Philip Rhodes
Philip Leonard Rhodes (1895–1974) was an Americans, American naval architect known for his diverse yacht designs. Life Rhodes designed a wide variety of vessels from 7' dinghies to 123' motor-sailors, from hydrofoil racers to America's Cup winners - his 12 meter class, 12 Meter class ''Weatherly (yacht), Weatherly'' (USA-17) winning the 1962 America's Cup, 1962 defense. His work also included large motor yachts, commercial and military vessels such as minesweepers and police boats. His clients ranged from Rockefellers to Sears & Roebuck.Retrieved on 08-10-09 Rhodes was born in 1895 in Centerville, Gallia County, Ohio, Thurman, Ohio. He attended MIT, graduating in 1918 in naval architecture and marine engineering.Retrieved on 08-10-09 He worked for the US Army Corps of Engineers during World War I. After the war he began work as a shipfitter in Lorain, Ohio. He later moved to New York where he opened a small office as a marine architect. Rhodes joined the design firm of Cox & S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhodes 33
Rhodes (; el, Ρόδος , translit=Ródos ) is the largest and the historical capital of the Dodecanese islands of Greece. Administratively, the island forms a separate municipality within the Rhodes regional unit, which is part of the South Aegean administrative region. The principal town of the island and seat of the municipality is Rhodes. The city of Rhodes had 50,636 inhabitants in 2011. In 2022 the island has population of 124,851 people. It is located northeast of Crete, southeast of Athens. Rhodes has several nicknames, such as "Island of the Sun" due to its patron sun god Helios, "The Pearl Island", and "The Island of the Knights", named after the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem, who ruled the island from 1310 to 1522. Historically, Rhodes was famous for the Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Medieval Old Town of the City of Rhodes has been declared a World Heritage Site. Today, it is one of the most popular tourist desti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swiftsure 33
The Swiftsure 33 is a Dutch sailboat that was designed by American naval architect Philip Rhodes as cruiser and first built in 1959. Production The design was initially built by de Vries Lentsch and later by Royal Netherlands Aircraft, both in the Netherlands, from 1959 until 1965, with 150 boats completed. It was imported into the United States by Seafarer Yachts. Design The Swiftsure 33 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig; a spooned, raked stem; a raised counter, angled transom; a keel-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a modified, fixed, long keel, with a cutaway forefoot and a retractable centerboard. It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the centerboard extended and with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water. The boat is fitted with a Universal Atomic 4 gasoline engine for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhodes 38
The Seafarer 38 is an American sailboat that was designed by Philip Rhodes as a cruiser and first built in 1971. The Seafarer 38 was also sold as the Rhodes 38, Seafarer 38 Ketch and the Seafarer 38C. Production The design was built by Seafarer Yachts in the United States, starting in 1971, but it is now out of production. Design The Seafarer 38 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, optional cutter rig or optional ketch rig. Short or tall masts were also options, as was a bowsprit for the cutter rig. The hull has a clipper bow; a raised counter, angled transom; a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed, modified long keel, with a cutaway forefoot. It displaces and carries of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel. The boat is fitted with a British Perkins Engines 108 diesel engine for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capaci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seafarer 38
The Seafarer 38 is an American sailboat that was designed by Philip Rhodes as a cruiser and first built in 1971. The Seafarer 38 was also sold as the Rhodes 38, Seafarer 38 Ketch and the Seafarer 38C. Production The design was built by Seafarer Yachts in the United States, starting in 1971, but it is now out of production. Design The Seafarer 38 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, optional cutter rig or optional ketch rig. Short or tall masts were also options, as was a bowsprit for the cutter rig. The hull has a clipper bow; a raised counter, angled transom; a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed, modified long keel, with a cutaway forefoot. It displaces and carries of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel. The boat is fitted with a British Perkins Engines 108 diesel engine for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capaci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seafarer 36C
The Seafarer 36C is an American sailboat that was designed by Philip Rhodes as a cruiser and first built in 1968. The boat was built with a ketch rig or an optional sloop rig, without the mizzen mast, but with a taller main mast. The design was based on Rhodes Design #702. Production The design was built by Seafarer Yachts in the United States, starting in 1968, but it is now out of production. Design The Seafarer 36C is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a ketch or optional masthead sloop rig; a spooned, raked stem; a raised counter, angled transom; a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed, modified long keel, with a cutaway forefoot. It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard long keel. The boat is fitted with a Universal diesel engine for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of . The design has two accommodations plans. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seafarer Bahama 35 MS
The Seafarer Bahama 35 MS is a Dutch sailboat that was designed by American naval architect Philip Rhodes as a cruiser and first built in 1960. It was Rhodes' design #702. The design was developed by Seafarer Yachts into the Seafarer 38C in 1972. Production The design was built by de Vries Lentsch in the Netherlands starting in 1960 and Seafarer Yachts imported it in the United States. It is now out of production. Design The Seafarer Bahama 35 MS is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, an angled transom, a rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed long keel. It displaces and carries of lead ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel. The boat is fitted with a Universal inboard engine for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of . The design has a hull speed of . See also *List of sailing boat types The following is a partial list of sai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tempest 23
The Tempest 23 is an American trailerable sailboat designed in 1962 by Philip Rhodes and Richard D. Carlson.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 242. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. Production The design was built by the O'Day Corp. in the United States from 1964 to 1968, with 390 boats built, but it is now out of production. Design The Tempest 23 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a spooned raked stem; a raised counter, angled transom; a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces and carries of ballast. The sail plan consists of a 115.00 sq. ft. mainsail, 113.10 sq. ft. jib and 339.00 sq. ft. spinnaker. It can be sailed with a Tri-radial headsail. The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. The design has sleeping accommodation for two people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhodes Bantam
The Rhodes Bantam is a strict one-design class sailboat designed by Philip Rhodes in 1945. The first boat was launched in 1945 in Skaneateles. More than 1500 have been built. It can be used for day sailing and will comfortably hold 2 adults and 2 children. It is also used for racing, usually with a crew of two. Originally it was built of wood and could be purchased either complete, or as a kit. In the 1960s, when fiberglass gained popularity as a hull material, it became possible to buy either a fiberglass hull kit or a finished boat. The Bantam may be classified as a centreboard dinghy. In addition to the mainsail, it typically has a genoa jib and spinnaker. It uses a centerboard for stability. It has a hard chine line which permits planing when on a beam reach or when sailing downwind with spinnaker. The class was very popular in the 1950s and 1960s. Active fleets existed in the Finger Lakes Region (e.g. Cuyuga Lake, Skaneateles Lake Skaneateles Lake ( , ) is one of the Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhodes 77
The Rhodes 77 is an American sailboat that was designed by Philip Rhodes as a cruiser and first built in 1947. The Rhodes 77 design, initially built from steel, was adapted for aluminum construction by McCurdy & Rhodes in the 1980s. Production The design was built by Burger Boat Company in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States, who built five boats starting in 1947, but it is now out of production. A single boat was built in aluminum in place of steel in the 1980s after being redesigned for that material by McCurdy & Rhodes. Design The Rhodes 77 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of steel, including a steel superstructure, with wood trim. It has a staysail ketch rig; a spooned, raked stem, a raised counter, angled transom, a rudder controlled by a wheel located in a wheelhouse and a fixed fin keel with a retractable centerboard. It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the centerboard extended and with it retracted, allowing operat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. With 7.5 million residents of various nationalities in a territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world. Hong Kong is also a major global financial centre and one of the most developed cities in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing Empire ceded Hong Kong Island from Xin'an County at the end of the First Opium War in 1841 then again in 1842.. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 after the Second Opium War and was further extended when Britain obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898... British Hong Kong was occupied by Imperial Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II; British administration resume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
