BUTTERFLY is a marconi rigged Watch Hill 15, built by Dave Corcoran of Bull House Boatworks in Arundel, ME.   She is traditional plank on frame construction over a laminated mahogany backbone and with a canvas covered plywood deck.  The marconi mast is varnished sitka spruce, and all deck varnish is teak.   These boats are thrilling sailors. They are fast, stiff, and responsive. The hull is slippery, and even at speed such little turbulence is created that the boat leaves virtually no wake.  The original Buzzards Bay 15's were designed by Nathanael Herreshoff in 1898, and with their gaff-rigs known as the E-Class at the Beverly Yacht Club.  In 1922 Sidney Herreshoff designed a marconi-rigged version of the same hull known as the Watch Hill 15.  BUTTERFLY comes with a trailer and is stored indoors at Artisan Boatworks in Rockport, Maine.   

PRUDENCE is 36-foot clipper-bowed “NEREIA” ketch, designed by L. Francis Herreshoff and built in 1972 by Roger Kelsey of Branford, CT.  This design is one in Herreshoff’s series of clipper-bowed, raked-masted ketches that include BOUNTY, MOHAWK, TIOGA, AND TICONDEROGA. She sailed for 20 years as the builder’s personal yacht for annual trips between Long Island Sound and Nova Scotia.  Her next owner maintained her with George Zacrone of Wickford, RI, where she continued to receive professional care and significant upgrades over the next 12 years.  In 2008-2009 PRUDENCE received an extensive refit that included construction of a new cabin house, interior, engine & systems, sails and rigging.  Currently she is based in New York, and each year makes the passage to and from Brooklin, Maine where she spends summers - often participating in classic yacht regattas along the way. In late fall and early spring PRUDENCE earns her keep offering daysails in Raritan Bay and New York Harbors; and in summers she works for The WoodenBoat School in Brooklin, Maine - offering sailing courses and private charters. Quick as her looks suggest, yet comfortable in a seaway - PRUDENCE is heavily built, dry, and a pleasure to sail.  Her low aspect rig and 2:1 ballast ratio mean she seldom requires reefing.  Prudence is mahogany planked on oak frames, bronze fastened with a mahogany laid deck.  Masts and spars are Sitka Spruce, sails are Dacron.  Standing rigging is stainless steel with eye splices into bronze turnbuckles on the lower end.  Running rigging is stainless wire rope and Dacron three strand.  The engine is a Yanmar 32hp diesel that turns a three bladed reversing propeller. Rudder is outboard with tiller steering. Below, Prudence sleeps six in five bunks, has a two-burner propane stove and a large icebox.  The head includes a composting toilet and hand washing sink. Length between perpendiculars:  36ft Length of the waterline: 31 ft 9 in Overall length including bowsprit: 43 ft Draft:  5 ft 3 in Sail area: 673 sq ft (plus jib tops’l and mizzen stays’l) Displacement: 24,000 lbs (including 12,000 lbs outside lead ballast) From “The Common Sense of Cruising Design”: “Nereia is a real little ship, one that can carry a figurehead gracefully…(she) is no chichi imitation of foreign yachts or a copy of those vessels which were developed to carry dead fish to market, but is a descendant of the purely American type of yacht that was developed for ladies and gentlemen to sail on before racing measurements spoiled the cruising yacht.” Please call or email for more information including a 2018 survey.

Launched by Herreshoff Manufacturing Company in November of 1902, NELLIE falls in the sweet spot of classic sailing yachts… not too big, not too small.  She can be sailed by two for a sunset cruise or raced competitively with a crew of ten.  This combined with the intrinsic beauty of her classic Herreshoff sheer and cutter gaff rig have contributed to her remarkable longevity.  In 1902 and 03, the Herreshoff Mfg Co built three virtually identical full-keel yachts to the 35 foot waterline racer/cruiser class: AZOR for Malcolm Forbes, TRIVIA for Harold Vanderbilt, and NELLIE for Morton Plant (NELLIE was named after Plant’s wife, Nellie Capron.)  In his biography of his father, L. Francis Herreshoff wrote of the trio of 35 ft waterline sloops, “These three were among the nicest all-around sail boats of their size ever built.” From 2007 to 2010 NELLIE underwent a carefully researched, museum quality, keel-up restoration, and today is in “better than new” condition.  This restoration was featured in the 2010 Classic Yacht Symposium at the Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol, RI and is available in digital format for those who would like to see it.    NELLIE’s classical well-appointed interior provides a level of luxurious comfort not seen on pure racing yachts, and her spacious cockpit is equally suited to silver service dining as it is to sailing.   I could go on, but the photos speak for themselves. NELLIE is ready for immediate delivery.  To learn more please visit NELLIE's website at syNELLIE dot com or call to schedule a showing.    

The original Buzzards Bay 15's were designed by Nathanael Herreshoff in 1898, and known as the E-Class.  In 1906 Herreshoff designed a full-keel version of the Buzzards Bay 15 incorporating the following modifications:       -Ballast keel lowered from 2' 6" down to 3' 1" and weight increased 500 lbs.      -Sheer raised 2", Cockpit lengthened 8" and widened 6"      -Mast diameter increased so as to eliminate running backstays and jib club added for self-tacking. These modifications resulted in a classic daysailer that maintains the stunning looks of the original Buzzards Bay 15, but is easier to sail, more comfortable, and can stand up to more wind.   WHISPER is a new full-keel Buzzards Bay 15 built by Artisan Boatworks in 2010.  Planking is carvel Cedar, edge-glued and fastened over steam bent frames and a laminated mahogany backbone.  She has been professionally maintained always and is in "as new" condition.  Included are a 2010 Triad Trailer, Shaw & Tenny boat hook and canoe paddle, docklines, and fenders, anchor with rode, and required safety equipment.    WHISPER is in Mystic, CT and ready for immediate delivery.        

Commissioned by members of the New York Yacht Club and designed and built by Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, the New York 30’s were launched in 1905 and quickly became the most significant and beloved one-design class in the history of the New York Yacht Club. Their impact on the yachting world has been extensive and the individual histories of each yacht, remarkable. Today many continue their racing careers throughout New England and the Mediterranean. NY-30 #12 ROWDY was completely rebuilt in 2011-2014 in Bristol, RI to the highest yacht standard.  She has been faithfully restored to original Herreshoff specifications and configurations and is now as strong or stronger then when originally launched.    The restoration included the replacement of 95% of the frames and floor timbers, all deck beams and deck, a complete new cabin house, new hatches, a complete new interior to the layout of 1905, and new rig.  (gaff rig design of 1905 but with the improved spar design of 1917),  Further improvements include hollow spars and diesel engine installation. All fasteners in ROWDY are new Silicon Bronze. All wood used in the restoration is as specified in the original Herreshoff scantlings with the exception of adding ¼ Okoume Plywood to the decks for strength, water tightness and longevity. ROWDY is currently stored indoors and ready for commissioning.  A full survey and detailed description of the rebuild are available upon request.   Shipping to Europe available.  

Only 5 Buzzards Bay 18s were built by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company during the winter of 1903/1904 for the Beverly Yacht Club where they were known as the K Class.  BESHERTE is the second of two full-keel Buzzards Bay 18 re-creations meticulously built by the craftsmen at Artisan Boatworks in Rockport, Maine, where she was launched in 2013.  BESHERTE features edge-glued cedar planking over steam-bent oak frames with a laminated mahogany backbone. She’s auxiliary powered by a Beta 14-hp inboard diesel, which is completely hidden from view within the cabin. GMT Composites of Rhode Island designed and built the carbon-fiber mast, which is faux painted to simulate Sitka spruce, of which the booms and gaff are constructed. The carbon mast allows BESHERTE to be sailed without running backstays. This feature, in combination with a full-length jib club, makes the entire rig easy to singlehand. BESHERTE is also fast; having recently won 1st place at the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta (Gaff & Schooner Division) in 2018 and 1st place in the Camden Classic Cup (Daysailer Division) in 2019. Maintained by her builders at Artisan Boatworks since new, BESHERTE remains in perfect condition.  2019/20 seasonal paint, varnish, and storage are included, as is spring delivery, launching, and rigging anywhere in the Northeast.      

Equinox is a recently built and slightly modified 36-foot Francis Herreshoff "Nereia" ketch strip-planked with cypress over yellow pine frames, fastened entirely with silicon bronze, and launched in 2000. She is a joy to the eye, solid underfoot, stable at sea, comfortable at anchor, meticulously kept, and cruise-proven by the  owner and his wife who lived aboard and sailed the East Coast for ten years. The owner is deep into his seventies and still single-hands her around Tampa Bay and on the Gulf of Mexico. She sleeps 2 comfortably in the queen-size v-berth with its 5-inch-thick laminated foam mattress. She will sleep and feed 4 in a pinch, and parties dozens (with photos to prove it). The large galley includes a Corian counter-top, a 32-quart Engel AC/DC refrigerator, and a 3-burner ShipMate stove. The head is a new Jabsco installed just last year.  Lots more information, contact details, and photos at: www.svEquinox.info

ELLA is a marconi rigged Watch Hill 15, built by Dave Corcoran of Bull House Boatworks in Arundel, ME.   She is traditional plank on frame construction over a laminated mahogany backbone and with a canvas covered plywood deck.  The marconi mast is varnished sitka spruce, and all deck varnish is teak.   These boats are thrilling sailors. They are fast, stiff, and responsive. The hull is slippery, and even at speed such little turbulence is created that the boat leaves virtually no wake.  The original Buzzards Bay 15's were designed by Nathanael Herreshoff in 1898, and with their gaff-rigs known as the E-Class at the Beverly Yacht Club.  In 1922 Sidney Herreshoff designed a marconi-rigged version of the same hull known as the Watch Hill 15.  ELLA comes with a trailer and is stored indoors in New London, NH.   

1926 Herrehshoff S boat with remarkable pedigree and history. Notably, she still possesses the original silver dollar (1927) to place under the 43ft long spruce curved wooden mast.  It is believed that Eaglet was commissioned by J. P. Morgan's son, Junius Morgan, out of Seawanhaka Yacht Club. Eaglet was raced in Newport and on the Western Long Island Sound with notable success.  She comes with a trailer and two sets of sails plus documents and photos detailing her history and previous restorations. Eaglet sails beautiffully and is a well balanced boat.  She also has the necessary attachment for an outboard motor (if one is required).  She has spinnaker blocks for racing.