Herreshoff “Araminta” Specifications
LOA: 33′ 0″ * LOD: * LWL: 28′ 3″ * Beam: 8′ 6″ * Draft: 5′ 0″ * Ballast: 5950 lbs * Displacement: Sail Area: 582 * Design Number: 89 * Yard Number: * Rig: Ketch * Designer: L.F. Herreshoff * Built by: Norman Hodgdon of Boothbay Harbor, Maine * Year Built: 1948 * Restored By: * Current Name: Araminta * Current Owner: Mystic Seaport Museum * Original Owner Edwin M. Hill
“Araminta” the successor to “Quiet Tune” for the same owner Edwin M. Hill was designed for daysailing and short range cruising in Maine waters. Three feet three inches longer with a clipper bow and with a more generous sail plan than “Quiet Tune” Beautiful to look at a very fast sailer, with the interior kept spartan.
This original 33-foot auxiliary ketch designed by L. Francis Herreshoff and built in 1954 by Norman Hodgdon of Boothbay Harbor, Maine, is available for day charters in Fishers Island Sound from the Mystic Seaport Museum. This is exhilarating sailing in a yacht designed for comfortable day sails. Araminta can be chartered during working hours from 10 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Licensed skipper provided. Up to four agile crew members maximum.
Mystic Seaport Museum Member rate is $350, non-member rate is $375. Call Mystic Seaport 860.572.0711 for details.
Boathouse charters do not require Museum admission.
Website: Mystic Seaport
