The original lines were from Nathanael Herreshoff (#1133-1928) with an updated rig by Sidney Herreshoff. Dimension from builder literature, circa 1964.

The original Alerion was designed by Nathanael Greene Herreshoff for his own use in 1912 and built by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company in Bristol, Rhode Island. The new boat evolved directly from this design with a change in scale and other refinements by Captain Nat’s son, A. Sidney DeWolfe Herreshoff and his son, Halsey C. […]

The original Alerion was designed in 1912 by Nathanael G. Herreshoff for his personal use. (Originally gaff rigged as it is now displayed at Mystic Seaport, though he had switched to a marconi sloop in his later years – ) Various copies and near copies have been built from wood or Fiberglass. A number of […]