NORTHEAST HARBOR A CLASS

Beta Marine

Beta Marine

Sailboat Specifications

Definitions
Hull Type: Fin Keel
Rigging Type: Gaffhead Sloop
LOA: 8.38 m
LWL: 5.18 m
S.A. (reported): 34.19 m²
Beam: 2.21 m
Displacement: 1,406 kg
Max Draft: 1.22 m
Construction: Wood planked
First Built: 1911
Last Built: 1932
# Built: 50
Builder: G. Lawley/Rice Brothers (USA)
Designer: Edwin A. Boardman

Sailboat Calculations

Definitions
S.A. / Displ.: 27.77
Disp: / Len: 281.69
Comfort Ratio: 16.98
Capsize Screening Formula: 1.99
Hull Speed: 5.52 kn
Pounds/Inch Immersion: 440.39 pounds/inch

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Sailboat Links

Builders: Lawley (George Lawley & Son)
Rice Brothers (USA)
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Notes

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.