George Owen BERNICE

Type: P Class The Hodgdon yard of East Boothbay, Maine launched the 55-foot “P-class” gaff-rigged sloop in 1916. BERNICE was designed by George Owen, a contemporary of Nathaniel Herreshoff. L. Francis Herreshoff once said “George Owen’s yachts could even be said to be beautiful, and this adjective could only be truthfully applied to a few …

Yankee One Design “Gemini”

GEMINI’s maiden sail. Sept. 13, 2010. Sailing photos courtesy of Elizabeth T. Becker, Seaport Photography For questions about Gemini, contact Sarah B. Howell, http://www.yankeeonedesign.com/ Length overall, about 30′-6″ Length design waterline, about 24′ Beam 6′-6″ Draft design 4′-6″ Sail Area 312 sq. ft.

Herreshoff Rozinante

This is one of the most popular small cruising boat designs, and with good reason. She features a relatively light and very sleek hull form compared to English canoe yawls, and her hull lines are regarded by many as some of the most beautiful ever drawn, in any genre. At 3’9” her draft is more …