BIRD (SF BAY)
Specifications
Hull
| LOA | 30.08 ft |
| LWL | 24.67 ft |
| Beam | 7.67 ft |
| Draft | 5.25 ft |
| Displacement | 9,000 lb |
| Ballast | 4,599.9 lb |
| Hull speed1.34·√LWL | 6.7 kn |
Rig & Sails
| Iforetriangle height | 20.25 ft |
| Jforetriangle base | 9.5 ft |
| Pmainsail luff | 32 ft |
| Emainsail foot | 20.5 ft |
| FLforestay | 9.5 ft |
| Mainsail | 450.4 sq ft |
| Jib (100%) | 96.2 sq ft |
| Spinnaker | 163.5 sq ft |
About the BIRD (SF BAY)
Fred C. Brewer, a naval architect from Sausalito, California did the preliminary design work with Sam Crocker of Alden Associates, drawing the final plans. (Alden design #157) Originally called the San Francisco 'S' class, it became known as the BIRD when some of the first boats were given bird names. A number of the original boats still exist and race as a fleet to this day on San Francisco Bay. (2008)
Performance
Pricing
We don't have market pricing data for the BIRD (SF BAY) yet. If you own one, help other buyers — what did you pay for it? Reports build a community price estimate over time.
Estimated Cost of Ownership
Based on 30.08ft LOA. Actual costs vary by condition, usage, and local rates.
Known Issues & Pre-Purchase Inspection
We don't have enough data on the BIRD (SF BAY)yet to publish model-specific findings we'd stand behind — but here's a free general inspection checklist, built from our research into what actually goes wrong on boats of this kind.
Drawn from 7,029 documented issues across 2,391 models, ordered so the areas that most often turn up problems come first.
Own a BIRD (SF BAY)? Reports from owners are what turn this into a model-specific checklist — and they're the reason the boats above it have one.
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