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Goldeneye (Herreshoff)

Masthead Sloop · Long Keel · First built 1959

A classic long-keeled daysailer based on 1928 Nathanael Herreshoff lines, updated with a modern masthead rig

Designed by Herreshoff & A. Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff, built by Cape Cod Shipbuilding Co.

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

Is it for you?

Character

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

TrailerableBeam 1.93 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,134 kg of hull, so roughly 1,750 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.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 moderate beam gives 20 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 20
CoastalBluewater

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

Capsize screening 1.87
LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 281
EasygoingPowered-up

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

Sail area / displacement 17.9
TenderStiff

53% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.

Ballast 53%

A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
52.8%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
17.9
Displacement / length
281.4
Comfort ratio
20.0
Capsize screening
1.87
Hull speed
5.3 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
358
Hull
Hull type
Long Keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1959
Designer
Herreshoff, A. Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff
Builder
Cape Cod Shipbuilding Co

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The family

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

Bull's EyeA 1914 Nat Herreshoff design featuring a long keel and fractional rig that transitioned to fibreglass in 1949Cape Cod Shipbuilding GeminiA 1955 A. Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff design featuring unique twin side-by-side centerboards for shallow-water versatilityHerreshoff EagleA gaff-rigged daysailer featuring a clipper bow on the proven Herreshoff America hull

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