HERRESHOFF 12 1/2

HERRESHOFF 12 1/2
HERRESHOFF 12 1/2

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Sailboat Specifications

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Hull Type: Long keel w/trans. hung rudder
Rigging Type: Gaffhead Sloop
LOA: 15.83 ft / 4.82 m
LWL: 12.50 ft / 3.81 m
S.A. (reported): 140.00 ft² / 13.01 m²
Beam: 5.83 ft / 1.78 m
Displacement: 1,250.00 lb / 567 kg
Ballast: 735.00 lb / 333 kg
Max Draft: 2.50 ft / 0.76 m
Construction: Wood
Ballast Type: Lead
First Built: 1914
Last Built: 1948
# Built: 400
Builder: Herreshoff Manufacturing Co.
Designer: Nathaniel G. Herreshoff

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Sailboat Calculations

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S.A. / Displ.: 19.34
Bal. / Displ.: 58.80
Disp: / Len: 285.71
Comfort Ratio: 13.66
Capsize Screening Formula: 2.17
Hull Speed: 4.74 kn
Pounds/Inch Immersion: 260.39 pounds/inch

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Notes

Gaff rig until 1936. From 1937 onwards, one could choose either a gaff or Marconi rig.
The original boats were built by Herreshoff Manufacturing beginning in 1914 (357).
From 1943 to 1948, more were built by Cape Cod Shipbuilding (34 + 200, later in fiberglass), as well as the Quincy Adams Yacht Yard (51).
Cape Cod Shipbuilding came out with the BULLSEYE, built of fiberglass, with a similar hull but a different rig.
The DOUGH DISH, (one of the many nicknames previously associated with the class)is a faithful rendition of the 12 1/2, first built in 1972 of fiberglass by Doughdish Inc., of which 575 were built. They have been recognized and approved by the class to race on equal footing with the remaining, original wood boats.
Class rules permit a spinnaker of 140 sq. ft.