HERRESHOFF 15

HERRESHOFF 15
HERRESHOFF 15

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Sailboat Specifications

Definitions
Hull Type: Keel/Cbrd.
Rigging Type: Gaffhead Sloop
LOA: 24.50 ft / 7.47 m
LWL: 15.00 ft / 4.57 m
S.A. (reported): 330.00 ft² / 30.66 m²
Beam: 6.67 ft / 2.03 m
Displacement: 2,800.00 lb / 1,270 kg
Ballast: 1,000.00 lb / 454 kg
Max Draft: 5.00 ft / 1.52 m
Min Draft: 2.33 ft / 0.71 m
Construction: Wood
Ballast Type: Lead
First Built: 1902
Builder: Herreshoff Mfg. Co.
Designer: Nathanael Herreshoff

Sailboat Calculations

Definitions
S.A. / Displ.: 26.65
Bal. / Displ.: 35.71
Disp: / Len: 370.37
Comfort Ratio: 19.34
Capsize Screening Formula: 1.90
Hull Speed: 5.19 kn
Pounds/Inch Immersion: 357.49 pounds/inch

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Notes

The HERRESHOFF 15, BUZZARDS BAY 15, and the WATCH HILL 15 are similar. The drawing here shows the 'modernized rig' (devised by Sidney Herreshoff?), adopted for a few years beginning in the early 1930's.