Sou'wester 59
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
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{{Infobox sailboat specifications
|name = Sou'wester 59
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|designer = McCurdy & Rhodes
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|location = United States
|year = 1982
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|builder = Hinckley Yachts
|role = Cruiser
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|draft = {{convert|12.50|ft|m|abbr=on}} with centerboard down
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|displacement = {{convert|69000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = Monohull
|construction = Fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|59.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|44.17|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|15.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = Perkins Engines {{convert|135|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} diesel engine
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|keel type = Fin keel with centerboard
|ballast = {{convert|23500|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = Skeg-mounted rudder
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|rig type = Bermuda rig
|I = {{convert|67.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|J = {{convert|23.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|P = {{convert|59.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|E = {{convert|23.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailplan = Masthead sloop
|sailarea main = {{convert|693.25|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
|sailarea headsail = {{convert|770.50|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|sailarea total = {{convert|1463.75|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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The Sou'wester 59 is an American sailboat that was designed by McCurdy & Rhodes as a cruiser and first built in 1982.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/souwester-59-hinckley|title= Sou'wester 59 (Hinckley) sailboat |access-date= 26 January 2022|last= McArthur| first= Bruce |work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220126152647/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/souwester-59-hinckley|archive-date= 26 January 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/hinckley/souwester-59|title= Hinckley Sou'wester 59|access-date= 26 January 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220126152814/https://sailboat.guide/hinckley/souwester-59|archive-date= 26 January 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/designer/mccurdy-rhodes|title = McCurdy & Rhodes|access-date = 26 January 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211118181926/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/mccurdy-rhodes|archive-date= 18 November 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/mccurdy-rhodes|title= McCurdy & Rhodes|access-date= 26 January 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220114194914/https://sailboat.guide/mccurdy-rhodes|archive-date= 14 January 2022|url-status= live}}
Production
The design was built by Hinckley Yachts in the United States, starting in 1982, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/hinckley-yachts|title = Hinckley Yachts|access-date = 26 January 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220124032029/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/hinckley-yachts|archive-date= 24 January 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/hinckley|title= Hinckley Yachts|access-date= 26 January 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220124032122/https://sailboat.guide/hinckley|archive-date= 24 January 2022|url-status= live}}
Design
The Sou'wester 59 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig or optional ketch rig; a center cockpit; a raked stem; a raised counter, angled transom; a skeg-mounted rudder controlled by a wheel and a fixed fin keel with a retractable centerboard. It displaces {{convert|69000|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|23250|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of lead ballast.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|12.50|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the centerboard extended and {{convert|6.50|ft|m|abbr=on}} with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water.
The boat is fitted with a British Perkins Engines diesel engine of {{convert|135|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds {{convert|250|u.s.gal}} and the fresh water tank has a capacity of {{convert|380|u.s.gal}}.
The design has sleeping accommodation for six people, with two single cabins in the bow and two aft cabins, both with double berths. The galley is located on the port side at the forward companionway ladder. The galley is U-shaped and is equipped with a stove, an ice box and a double sink. A navigation station is opposite the galley, on the starboard side. There are two heads, one in the forepeak and one on the port side in the aft cabin.
The design has a hull speed of {{convert|8.9|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.
See also
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External links
- [https://archive.today/20220126180403/https://images.yachtworld.com/resize/1/2/13/6740213_20180615084814406_1_XLARGE.jpg?f=/1/2/13/6740213_20180615084814406_1_XLARGE.jpg&w=4608&h=3072&t=1547836022000 Photo of a Sou'wester 59]
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