The Hoover Sailing Club strives to keep One-Design sailing fun and affordable for its members. If you have questions, contact the club Membership Secretary, who will be happy to discuss them with you, and arrange a visit or a ride on one of our boats.
What boats can you sail at Hoover? Well, you need to own all or part of one of our nine One Design class sailboats. Here are the names of those classes, with some general information. Go to our individual fleet pages to see pictures, get more information, and contact the fleet captains:
Hoover S.C. Fleets - Basic Information
| Fleet |
Ease of
use: 1=
easiest
|
Stability:
4=most
stable
|
Min.
Race
Crew
|
Max.
Race
Crew |
Length
in feet
|
Relative
Speed:
1=fastest |
Jib |
Spinnaker |
Trapeze |
Still
being
built? |
| Flying Scot |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
19 |
7 |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| Windmill |
1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
15.5 |
6 |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
| Snipe |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
15.5 |
9 |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
| Jet 14 |
|
|
2 |
2 |
14.1 |
|
Y |
Y |
N |
|
| Highlander |
2 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
20 |
3 |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
| Interlake |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
18 |
5 |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| MC Scow |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
16 |
4 |
N |
N |
N |
Y |
| Thistle |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
17 |
2 |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| 505 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
16.5 |
1 |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Members - any corrections to this information? Contact John Church to beat some sense into him! He is responsible ...
If you want to go ahead and apply for membership, download the HSC Membership Application, and send it in to the address on the application. Both of these files are .pdf (Adobe Acrobat) files. If the file does not open when you click on the links, download Acrobat Reader (free) to view and print the application.
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