Published on Feb 10, 2013 Halsey Herreshoff, the grand son of Nat Herreshoff and the current owner of the Herreshoff boatyard, discusses Herreshoff boat designs over the years, his own sailing and makes some comments on recent developments. The speech was held at the HSS Classic Symposium at the Helsinki Internation Boat Show, Feb 9, …
Published on Mar 14, 2012 Bristol Boat Company is currently restoring an original Herreshoff S-Boat. Watch Halsey Herreshoff (www.herreshoffdesigns.com) in the Herreshoff Marine Museum (www.herreshoff.org) measure the lines off the original Capt. Nathaniel Herreshoff S-Boat Model. Once the model is transferred to paper, Dan Shea Bristol of Boat Company, can return the S-Boat “Papoose” to …
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The fleet of NY50s was commissioned by the New York Yacht Club and built in the winter of 1912-1913 by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company of Bristol (HMCo), Rhode Island. The boats were graceful yet powerful, comfortable in heavy weather and so swift that they won the Astor Cup for sloops 9 times. Of the 9 …
Sidney Herreshoff “Arion” Specifications: LOA: 42′ 0″ * LOD: 42′ 0″ * LWL: 37′ 11″ * Beam: 8′ 1″ * Draft: 5′ 6″ * Ballast: * Displacement: 10,500 lbs * Sail Area: 562 sq. ft. * Yard Number: * Hull material: Fiberglass * Rig: Ketch * Class: * Designer: Sidney DeWolfe Herreshoff * Built by: …
Herreshoff “Silver Heels” Specifications: LOA: 32′ 3″ LOD: LWL: 20′ 0″ Beam: 5′ 6″ Draft: 4′ 0″ Displacement: 3,000 lbs Sail Area: 225 sq ft Design Number: Yard Number: Rig: Bermudian Sloop 1935 Wishboom Sloop Designer: A. Sydney Herreshoff Built by: Herreshoff Manufacturing Co. Original Owner: Year Built: 1931 Restored By: Boat Location: Current Name: …