Gloucester 19

Gloucester 19

Development
Designer	Stuart Windley & Harry R. Sindle
Location	United States
Year	1983
Builder(s)	Gloucester Yachts
Role	Day sailer
Name	Gloucester 19
Boat
Boat weight	1,600 lb (726 kg)
Draft	4.50 ft (1.37 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	19.25 ft (5.87 m)
LWL	16.50 ft (5.03 m)
Beam	7.50 ft (2.29 m)
Engine type	outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	swing keel
Ballast	550 lb (249 kg)
Rudder(s)	transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	21.00 ft (6.40 m)
J foretriangle base	8.00 ft (2.44 m)
P mainsail luff	22.50 ft (6.86 m)
E mainsail foot	8.00 ft (2.44 m)
Sails
Sailplan	fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area	90.00 sq ft (8.361 m2)
Jib/genoa area	84.00 sq ft (7.804 m2)
Total sail area	174.00 sq ft (16.165 m2)
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The Gloucester 19 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Stuart Windley and Harry R. Sindle as a day sailer and first built in 1983. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

The Gloucester 19 is a daysailer development of the Lockley-Newport 19 and the Gloucester 20. The design was later developed into the Quickstep 19. ^{[1] [4]}

Production

The design was built by Gloucester Yachts, which was formerly Lockley Newport Boats, in the United States. The boat was first built in 1983, but production had ended by the time that the company went out of business in 1988. ^{[1] [4] [5]}

Design

The Gloucester 19 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel or swing keel. It displaces 1,600 lb (726 kg) and carries 550 lb (249 kg) of ballast. ^{[1] [4]}

The keel-equipped version of the boat has a draft of 3.25 ft (0.99 m), while the swing keel-equipped version has a draft of 4.50 ft (1.37 m) with the keel extended and 1.0 ft (0.30 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. ^{[1] [4]}

The boat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp (2 to 4 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. ^{[1] [4]}

The design has sleeping accommodation for two people, with a short double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settees in the main cabin. The head is centered under the "V"-berth in the bow cabin. Cabin headroom is 44 in (110 cm). ^{[1] [4]}

The design has a hull speed of 5.4 kn (10.0 km/h). ^[4]

Operational history

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "this boat ... was available with either centerboard ... or fixed keel (3' 3" draft). Best features: The Gloucester version of this boat is at the lower end of the price scale (but part of this may be tied in with an only so-so level of construction quality). Worst features: Although the Space Index indicates a large available volume for stowage, in fact space is limited to bins under berths and two tiny counters separating the V-berth from quarter berths. The V-berth is short. For some reason there was no permanent backstay on some models (as there is on every one of her comp[etitor]s), resulting in a relatively loose and insufficient jib stay tension for best efficiency upwind. Construction quality is so-so at best. Critics point out a poorly finished hull-deck joint and misaligned chainplates, among other problems." ^[4]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Gloucester 19 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
2. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Stuart Windley". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
3. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Harry R. Sindle 1930 - 2020". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
4. Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 34. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN   978-0-07-163652-0
5. McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Lockley Newport Boats (USA) 1964 - 1988". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2021.