The Frigate 36 is a Canadian
sailboat
A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails and is smaller than a sailing ship. Distinctions in what constitutes a sailing boat and ship vary by region and maritime culture.
Types
Although sailboat terminolo ...
, that was designed by
C&C Design
C&C Yachts was a builder of high-performance fiberglass monohull sailboats with production facilities in Canada, Germany, and the United States. C&C designed and constructed a full range of production line cruiser-racer boats, as well as custom ...
and first built in 1968. It is named in honour of the
Frigate warship class.
The Frigate 36 is a development of the 1966 C&C-designed
Invader 36
The Invader 36 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by C&C Design specifically for Hinterhoeller Yachts and first built in 1965.
The Invader 36 design was developed into the Frigate 36 in 1968, by shortening the long keel into a stub lon ...
, with a stub long keel and
centerboard in place of the fixed long keel and with more sail area.
Production
The design was built by
Belleville Marine Yard
C&C Yachts was a builder of high-performance fiberglass monohull sailboats with production facilities in Canada, Germany, and the United States. C&C designed and constructed a full range of production line cruiser-racer boats, as well as custom ...
and also by
Hinterhoeller Yachts
Hinterhoeller Yachts was a Canadian boat builder based in St. Catharines, Ontario. The company specialized in the design and manufacture of fiberglass sailboats.
The company was originally founded by George Hinterhoeller as Hinterhoeller Limit ...
, both part of
C&C Yachts
C&C Yachts was a builder of high-performance fiberglass monohull sailboats with production facilities in Canada, Germany, and the United States. C&C designed and constructed a full range of production line cruiser-racer boats, as well as custom ...
, in
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
. They completed 36 examples of the design starting in 1968, but the design is now out of production.
Design
![Frigate 36 sailboat Fiddler's Green II 1385](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/Frigate_36_sailboat_Fiddler%27s_Green_II_1385.jpg)
The Frigate 36 is a small recreational
keelboat
A keelboat is a riverine cargo-capable working boat, or a small- to mid-sized recreational sailing yacht. The boats in the first category have shallow structural keels, and are nearly flat-bottomed and often used leeboards if forced in open w ...
, built predominantly of
fiberglass
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, with wood trim. It has a
masthead sloop
A masthead rig on a sailing vessel consists of a forestay and backstay both attached at the top of the mast.
The Bermuda rig can be split into two groups: the masthead rig and the fractional rig. The masthead rig has larger and more headsails, ...
rig, a
raked stem
The stem is the most forward part of a boat or ship's bow and is an extension of the keel itself. It is often found on wooden boats or ships, but not exclusively.
Description
The stem is the curved edge stretching from the keel below, up to ...
, a raised
reverse transom
A transom is the vertical reinforcement which strengthens the stern of a boat. This flat termination of the stern is typically above the waterline.
The term was used as far back as Middle English in the 1300s, having come from Latin ''transvers ...
, a keel-mounted
rudder
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controlled by a
wheel tiller
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and a fixed stub long
keel
The keel is the bottom-most longitudinal structural element on a vessel. On some sailboats, it may have a hydrodynamic and counterbalancing purpose, as well. As the laying down of the keel is the initial step in the construction of a ship, in Br ...
, with a centreboard. It displaces and carries of ballast.
The boat has a draft of with the centreboard extended and with it retracted.
The boat was factory-fitted with a
Universal Atomic 4 gasoline engine
A petrol engine (gasoline engine in American English) is an internal combustion engine designed to run on petrol (gasoline). Petrol engines can often be adapted to also run on fuels such as liquefied petroleum gas and ethanol blends (such as ''E ...
. The fuel tank holds and the fresh water tank has a capacity of .
The design has a
hull speed
Hull speed or displacement speed is the speed at which the wavelength of a vessel's bow wave is equal to the waterline length of the vessel. As boat speed increases from rest, the wavelength of the bow wave increases, and usually its crest-to-t ...
of .
See also
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List of sailing boat types
Related development
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Corvette 31
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Invader 36
The Invader 36 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by C&C Design specifically for Hinterhoeller Yachts and first built in 1965.
The Invader 36 design was developed into the Frigate 36 in 1968, by shortening the long keel into a stub lon ...
Similar sailboats
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Bayfield 36
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Production
The design was built by Bayfield Boat Yard in Clinton, Ontario, Canada, starting in 1984, but the company went out of ...
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C&C 36-1
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Production
The boat was built by C&C Yachts in Canada, starting in 1977, but it is now out of production.
Design
The C&C 36-1 is a small recreational ...
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C&C 36R
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Production
The boat was built by C&C Yachts in Canada, starting in 1971, but it is now out of production.
Design
The C&C 36R is a small recreational ...
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C&C 110
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Production
The boat was built by C&C Yachts in the United States, starting in 1999, but ...
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Catalina 36
The Catalina 36 is a family of American sailboats that was designed by Frank Butler and Gerry Douglas for cruising and first built in 1982. A Mark II version was introduced in 1994 and produced until 2005.
The design was replaced in the lin ...
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Columbia 36
The Columbia 36 is an American sailboat that was designed by William Crealock and first built in 1967.
Production
The design was built by Columbia Yachts in the United States. The original Columbia 36 design was built from 1967 to 1972, with ...
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Coronado 35
The Coronado 35 is an American sailboat that was designed by William H. Tripp Jr. as a cruiser and first built in 1971.
The Coronado 35 design was developed into the Portman 36 in 1978 and later into the Watkins 36 and the Watkins 36C.
Devel ...
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CS 36
The CS 36 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Raymond Wall as a cruiser and first built in 1978.
Production
The design was built by CS Yachts in Canada who completed 400 boats between 1978 and 1987. The boat was a commercial success ...
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Ericson 36
The Ericson 36 is an American sailboat that was designed by Ron Holland as a racer and first built in 1980.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 282-283. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994.
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Hinterhoeller F3
The Hinterhoeller F3 (or F 3) is a Canadian sailboat that was designed by Argentine naval architect Germán Frers as a racer-cruiser and first built in 1981.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', ...
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Hunter 36
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Hunter 36-2
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Hunter 36 Legend
The Hunter 36 Legend is an American sailboat, that was designed by Glenn Henderson and first built in 2001.
The design can be confused with the 1980 Hunter 36, 2008 Hunter 36-2 (sold as the Hunter 36) and the 1990 Hunter 36 Vision, all sail ...
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Hunter 36 Vision
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Islander 36
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Nonsuch 36
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Portman 36
The Portman 36 is an American sailboat that was first built in 1978.
Development and production
The silent partner in Auroraglas purchased the rights to the center-cockpit Coronado 35/ Columbia 36 design from Columbia Yachts and the tooling ...
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S2 11.0
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Seidelmann 37
The Seidelmann 37 is an American sailboat that was designed by Bob Seidelmann as a Sailing (sport), racer-Cruising (maritime), cruiser and first built in 1980.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'' ...
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Vancouver 36 (Harris)
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Watkins 36
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Watkins 36C
The Watkins 36C, also known as the W36C, is an American sailboat that was designed by William H. Tripp Jr and the Watkins brothers. It was first built in 1981.
The Watkins 36C is a center-cockpit development of the aft-cockpit Watkins 36.
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References
External links
Original Factory Brochure - Frigate, 5 page B&W
{{Hinterhoeller Yachts
Keelboats
1960s sailboat type designs
Sailing yachts
Sailboat type designs by C&C Design
Sailboat types built by Hinterhoeller Yachts
Sailboat types built by C&C Yachts