BoatsHerreshoff Eagle

Herreshoff Eagle

Gaffhead Sloop · Keel/centreboard · First built 1976

A gaff-rigged daysailer featuring a clipper bow on the proven Herreshoff America hull

Designed by Halsey C. Herreshoff, built by Nowak.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.

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Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

TrailerableBeam 2.49 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,225 kg of hull, so roughly 1,800 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Shoal draftDraws 0.56 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a beamy beam gives 13 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 13
CoastalBluewater

At 2.35 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.35
LightHeavy

207 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 207
EasygoingPowered-up

26.5 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 26.5
TenderStiff

26% of her weight is ballast — on the tender side; she'll heel readily and want a reef sooner.

Ballast 26%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Draws less than ~77% of boats her size on file

Compared with 613 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
25.9%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Gaffhead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
26.5
Displacement / length
206.7
Comfort ratio
13.2
Capsize screening
2.35
Hull speed
5.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
525
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
First built 1976
Designer
Halsey C. Herreshoff
Builder
Nowak, Williams

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Chrysler Marine 226.71 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA 6.7-metre masthead sloop produced as the C-22 and T-22 Sandpiper, featuring a swing keel for shallow-water access
O'day 23-26.93 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA masthead keel-centerboard sloop produced in Brazil and the U.S. for over a decade as a popular coastal cruiser
Hunter Marine 226.78 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA masthead-rigged trailerable cruiser with a keel-centerboard configuration for flexible draft and coastal access
Cal Boats 247.43 mSame hull family0.7 m longerThe inaugural Jensen Marine Cal model, this fractional keel-centerboard sloop was built for shoal-water versatility
Marshall Marine Corporation Sanderling5.54 mSame hull family1.2 m shorterA gaff-rigged catboat based on a 1941 design, featuring a shallow-draft keel-centerboard hull for versatile day sailing

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