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Doughdish Inc. Doughdish

Gaffhead Sloop · Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder · First built 1972

A faithful fiberglass replica of the classic Herreshoff 12 1/2, featuring a gaff-rigged sloop sail plan

Designed by Nathanael G. Herreshoff.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Long Keel w/trans. Hung Rudder

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 1.78 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 680 kg of hull, so roughly 1,300 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 680 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draught shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draughtDraws 0.76 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 beamy beam gives 16 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 16
CoastalBluewater

2.04 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.04
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 343
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.1
TenderStiff

49% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 49%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

  • Narrower than ~89% of boats her size on file

Compared with 37 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
49.0%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Gaffhead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.1
Displacement / length
342.9
Comfort ratio
16.4
Capsize screening
2.04
Hull speed
4.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
260
Hull
Hull type
Long keel w/trans. hung rudder
Construction
Wood
Production
Years built
First built 1972
Units built
100
Designer
Nathanael G. Herreshoff
Builder
Doughdish Inc, Ballentines's Boat Shop

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Jeanneau Cap 5405.40 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA 1986 fractional sloop with a long keel and shallow draft, designed for stable, shoal-water coastal cruising
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The family

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Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

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