Alacrity 19

Alacrity 19

Development
Designer	Peter Stevenson
Location	United Kingdom
Year	1960
No. built	more than 700
Builder(s)	Hurley Marine Russell Marine
Name	Alacrity 19
Boat
Boat weight	1,500 lb (680 kg)
Draft	1.82 ft (0.55 m)
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fibreglass
LOA	18.50 ft (5.64 m)
LWL	17.00 ft (5.18 m)
Beam	6.92 ft (2.11 m)
Engine type	3 to 5 hp (2 to 4 kW) Outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	twin fin keels
Ballast	480 lb (218 kg)
Rudder(s)	transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height	23.00 ft (7.01 m)
J foretriangle base	6.20 ft (1.89 m)
P mainsail luff	20.00 ft (6.10 m)
E mainsail foot	8.70 ft (2.65 m)
Sails
Sailplan	masthead sloop
Mainsail area	87.00 sq ft (8.083 m2)
Jib/genoa area	71.30 sq ft (6.624 m2)
Total sail area	158.30 sq ft (14.707 m2)
Racing
PHRF	378
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The Alacrity 19 is a British trailerable sailboat that was designed by Peter Stevenson as a cruiser and first built in 1960. ^{[1] [2]}

The Alacrity 19 is a fibreglass development of the wooden Alacrity 18. The design was developed into the Vivacity 20 in 1963. ^[1]

Production

The design was built by Hurley Marine and later Russell Marine in the United Kingdom, with more than 700 built, but it is now out of production. The boat was also imported into the United States by Wells Yachts. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Design

The Alacrity 19 is a recreational keelboat, initially built of wood and later of fibreglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a reverse transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed dual fin keels. It displaces 1,500 lb (680 kg) and carries 480 lb (218 kg) of iron ballast. ^{[1] [2]}

The boat has a draft of 1.82 ft (0.55 m) with the standard keels. It is normally fitted with a small 3 to 5 hp (2 to 4 kW) outboard motor for docking and manoeuvring. ^{[1] [2]}

The design has sleeping accommodation for three people, with a single berth on the port side of the bow and two straight settees in the main cabin. The galley is located on the starboard side opposite the bow berth. The head is located under a hanging locker just aft of the bow cabin on the port side. ^[2]

The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 378. ^[2]

Variants

Alacrity 18

Model was built of wood. ^[1]

Alacrity 19

Model was built of fibreglass and is more than a foot longer in length overall. It was built in Mark I, Mark II and a Weekender variants. ^[1]

Operational history

In a 2010 review, American Steve Henkel compared the boat to the Windrose 18 and the Hunter 18.5. He wrote that hull design "indicates a nice shape for fast sailing, except for her pair of stubby keels ... the relatively large wetted surface of which would deter from good performance ... Best features: About the best we can say is that the Alacrity is a nice boat for her vintage ... Worst features: Her two comp[petitor]s, with their shallower board-up drafts, would be easier to launch and retrieve at a ramp. With her shallow twin keels of iron, which rusts, each weighing a mere 240 pounds, she is probably least weatherly, most tender, and slowest in light air compared to her lighter comp[petitor]s with their deeper centerboards, beamier hulls, bigger sail areas, etc—all in all not the boat to seek if performance is at all important to you." ^[2]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Alacrity 19 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
2. Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 19. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN   978-0-07-163652-0
3. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Hurley Marine Ltd. 1962 - 1975". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
4. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Russell Marine Ltd. 1959 - 1980". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 December 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.