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Herreshoff Manufacturing Newport 29

Gaffhead Sloop · Fin Keel · 1914–1926

A 1914 Nathanael Herreshoff design featuring a fin keel and gaff-rigged sloop sail plan for classic performance

Designed by Nathanael G. Herreshoff.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin Keel

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The Herreshoff Manufacturing Newport 29, on the water

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Character

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LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 34 — a sea-kindly motion in a seaway.

Comfort ratio 34
CoastalBluewater

At 1.69 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.69
LightHeavy

284 — heavy for her waterline, built to carry stores and ride steadily.

Displacement / length 284
EasygoingPowered-up

15.0 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 15.0
TenderStiff

38% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 38%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

What the fleet has seen

The Herreshoff Manufacturing Newport 29, as the fleet has seen it

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The Herreshoff Manufacturing Newport 29 is a 10.8-meter gaffhead sloop designed by Nathanael G. Herreshoff and built by Herreshoff Manufacturing between 1914 and 1926. It has a fin keel hull, a 3.2-meter beam, a 1.6-meter draft, and displaces 7030 kg.

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Seen 3 times across one channel of the fleet.

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The Herreshoff Manufacturing Newport 29 on video

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Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
38.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Gaffhead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
15.0
Displacement / length
283.7
Comfort ratio
33.8
Capsize screening
1.69
Hull speed
7.2 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1088
Hull
Hull type
Fin Keel
Construction
Wood
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1914–1926
Units built
5
Designer
Nathanael G. Herreshoff
Builder
Herreshoff Manufacturing

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