Town Class (sailboat)

Town Class (sailboat)

Town Class sailboats are 16 and 1/2 foot long lap strake one-design dories, constructed in either wood or fiberglass. The Town Class was designed as an affordable boat for the townspeople, hence its name.

History

The first Town Class sailboat was designed and built in wood only in 1932 by Marcus C. Lowell in Amesbury, Massachusetts. Marcus' son, Percival M. "Pert" Lowell, later took over the business and relocated to Newbury, Massachusetts. In 1936, the Town Class sailboat was adopted as a one-design class boat, and quickly became a popular racing boat from Maine to Florida. In the late 1960s, fiberglass models became available. Currently, more than two thousand wood and fiberglass "Townies" have been built to date. The Pert Lowell Company continues to construct these boats today, which is now operated by "Pert" Lowell's son-in-law, Ralph Johnson. [ [http://townclass.net/aboutus.aspx About the Townie ] ]

The National Town Class Association was formed in 1962, also marking the first year of the Town Class National Regatta (an annual two-day racing event) which took place in Nahant, Massachusetts. The Town Class Nationals have also been held in Marblehead, Wakefield, Sharon, and Newburyport, Massachusetts; as well as Touisset Point, Rhode Island [ [http://www.townclassracing.com Town Class Fleet Site ] ] and New Hampshire. [ [http://www.doryclub.org/sailing_town_class.htm NDC Sailing Town Class ] ]

References

External links

* [http://townclass.net/default.aspx Marblehead Town Class Association Official Website]
* [http://www.doryclub.org/ The Nahant Dory Club Official Website]
* [http://townclassracing.com/journal/ Town Class National Regatta Official Blog]
* [http://www.townclassracing.com Touisset Point Town Class Association Official Website]


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