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: Anchorage Plastics Corp. * Year Built: 1951 * Restored By: Damian McLaughlin Boats * Current Name: Arion * Original Owner: * Current Owner: * Sail Number:
Known Racing History:
Known Restoration History:
Damian McLaughlin, North Falmouth, Massachusetts. The entire interior and exterior were stripped and ground and sandblasted, and rebuilt. On June 2001 the re-launching took place on her 50th birthday from her first launching. Further information on her rebuild can be found on Damian McLaughlin Boats’ website
Historical:
First large vessel built entirely of “Fiberglass”
