The DB-1 is a West German sailboat that was designed by

E. G. van de Stadt Ericus (Ricus) Gerhardus van de Stadt (1910–1999) was a Dutch yacht designer. He was the founder of industrial yacht building in the Netherlands. Yacht designer E.G. van de Stadt went through the HTS (technical college), completing his training ...

and Cees van Tongeren as an International Offshore Rule Three-Quarter Ton class racer and first built in 1980.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 264-265. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. The DB-1 design was developed into the DB-2 in 1981.

Production

The design was built by

Dehler Yachts Dehler is a German brand of sailing yachts. It is originated in the former Dehler shipyard that was founded in the 1960s by Willi and Heinz Dehler. As of 2009, the brand belongs to German yacht manufacturer HanseYachts, Greifswald. Dehler coo ...

, owned by the Dehler brothers, Willi and Heinz, in West Germany starting in 1980, but it is now out of production.

Design

The DB-1 is one of several variations of Stadt design 320. It is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional

sloop A sloop is a sailboat with a single mast typically having only one headsail in front of the mast and one mainsail aft of (behind) the mast. Such an arrangement is called a fore-and-aft rig, and can be rigged as a Bermuda rig with triangular sa ...

rig with running backstays, a raked stem, a reverse transom, an internally mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the standard keel fitted. The boat is fitted with a Faryman diesel engine of for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of . The design has a

head A head is the part of an organism which usually includes the ears, brain, forehead, cheeks, chin, eyes, nose, and mouth, each of which aid in various sensory functions such as sight, hearing, smell, and taste. Some very simple animals may ...

located forward and no "V"-berth, the bow area being reserved for sail storage since the boats were delivered with 11 different sails. The

galley A galley is a type of ship that is propelled mainly by oars. The galley is characterized by its long, slender hull, shallow draft, and low freeboard (clearance between sea and gunwale). Virtually all types of galleys had sails that could be used ...

is amidships on the port side and includes a two-burner stove. No icebox is provided. Sleeping accommodation consists of two settee berths, two quarter berths and two pilot berths. A navigation station id provided on the starboard side and includes chart storage. For racing all the lines are led to the cockpit. Storage is provided under the cockpit and in the transom lazarette. The design uses both standing and running backstays and has winches for the running backstays. There are also two winches for the genoa

sheets A bed sheet is a rectangular piece of cloth used either singly or in a pair as bedding, which is larger in length and width than a mattress, and which is placed immediately above a mattress or bed, but below blankets and other bedding (such a ...

and two winches for halyards. The

mainsheet traveller A traveller is a part of the rigging of a boat or ship that provides a moving attachment point for a rope, sail or yard to a fixed part of the vessel. It may take the form of anything from a simple ring on a metal bar or a spar to, especially in a ...

is located across the cockpit. Track-mounted Barber haulers are provided for both the jib and genoa to control sail twist downwind when sheets are eased. The boom vang is a solid tube design and a Cunningham is fitted for sail adjustment. The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 129.

Operational history

The design came in second, third, fifth and sixth places in the 1980 IOR 3/4 ton cup races. In a 1992 review Richard Sherwood wrote, "The db is claimed to be the fastest one-design production 3/4-tonner in the world, and she has won at Cowes, at Kiel, and in the Southern Ocean Racing Circuit. The emphasis is on racing rather than cruising." ''Sailboatdata'' notes "On the international racing circuit, the DB models proved unbeatable for a few years in 3/4 ton level racing. (1983-84)."

References

{{Reflist Keelboats 1980s sailboat type designs Sailing yachts Sailboat type designs by E. G. van de Stadt Sailboat type designs by Cees van Tongeren Sailboat types built by Dehler Yachts

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