† half-ratern.
Obs.
A small racing yacht, so classed from 1891 to 1896; now called an 18-foot boat. (Also attrib.)
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steam-yacht1812
skimmer1844
schooner-yacht1876
cruiser1879
keel1883
skimming-dish1884
cutter-yacht1885
bulb-keel1893
keel-boat1893
forty1894
half-rater1894
forty-tonner1895
one-designer1897
raceabout1897
forty-footer1902
sonder1907
star1911
tonnage-cheater1912
scow1929
tabloid1930
Yngling1969
maxi yacht1974
1894 Daily News 10 Sept. 3/4 Conditions..imposed in order to keep out the ordinary racing half-rater.
1895 Westm. Gaz. 30 Jan. 4/1 A half-rater yawl of his design is a novelty.
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