Buzzards Bay 18

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Character

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

Shoal draughtDraws 0.91 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.

LivelySea-kindly

Her heavy displacement on a narrow beam gives 20 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 20

CoastalBluewater

1.97 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.97

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 339

EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 28.0

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

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions

Weights

Rig & sail area

Rig

Gaffhead Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

28.0

Displacement / length

339.1

Comfort ratio

19.9

Capsize screening

1.97

Hull speed

5.7 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

520

Hull

Hull type

Keel/Cbrd.

Construction

Wood

Production

Years built

1903–1904

Units built

5

Designer

N Herreshoff, Nathanael G. Herreshoff

Builder

Herreshoff Manufacturing

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The family

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