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Rigs: Gaffhead Sloop
Gaff rigged sloop
Commissioned by the Howth Sailing Club, Ireland.
A cat rigged version was also available. SA: 540 sq.ft.
Day racer with small cabin and possibly inboard aux. At least 5 were built.
None survive.
Model and plans exist at the Herreshoff Marine Museum but no photo has been found (by us).
At least one replica has been built (2011?):
Artisan Boatworks
Rockport, Maine USA
Built for members of the New York Canoe Club and raced in New York Harbor up until the 1920’s. (Specific dates are unknown).
Locally known as CLASS X. Not strictly a one design class but boats were similar.
(Disp. is an estimate)
Related article appeared in ‘The Rudder’, Dec. 1916.
(Today Gravesend (Bay) is a neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn, New York)
The design was commissioned by members of the Eastern YC at Marblehead, MA., and originally called the EASTERN YC 17.
By the 1920’s, all the original boats had been sold to summer residents at Northeast Harbor on Mt. Dessert Island, ME.
Designed specifically for the Paris Olympics of 1924. Few, if any, where built afterward, making it a class of historical interest only.
multi-chine steel or aluminum.
Plans available from:
www.bruceroberts.com
www.finelineboatplans.com
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