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Buzzards Bay 25

Gaffhead Sloop · Keel/centreboard · First built 1914

A 1914 keel-centreboard gaff sloop with a 1.98-metre draft, originally commissioned for the Beverly Yacht Club

Designed by Nathanael G. Herreshoff, built by Herreshoff Manufacturing Co.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
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.

Shoal draughtDraws 0.94 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 narrow beam gives 23 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 23
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.80
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 211
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 22.8

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

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Gaffhead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
22.8
Displacement / length
211.4
Comfort ratio
23.3
Capsize screening
1.80
Hull speed
6.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
782
Hull
Hull type
Keel/Cbrd.
Construction
Wood
Production
Years built
First built 1914
Units built
5
Designer
Nathanael G. Herreshoff
Builder
Herreshoff Manufacturing Co, Ballentines's Boat Shop

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The family

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