Herreshoff Manufacturing Co. Alerion
Fractional Sloop · Keel/centreboard · First built 1912
Designed by Nathanael G. Herreshoff in 1912 for his personal use, this keel-centerboard sloop remains a classic daysailer
Designed by Nathanael G. Herreshoff.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Keel/Cbrd.
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Her moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 27 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.
At 1.67 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.
263 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.
20.4 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.
63% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.
Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.
- Heavier than ~86% of boats her size on file
- Narrower than ~80% of boats her size on file
Compared with 599 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The record
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Boats like this, on the water
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