BoatsNantucket One-Design (Indian)

Nantucket One-Design (Indian)

Fractional Sloop · Centerboard (Trunk) · 1929–1931

A John G. Alden fractional sloop designed as a one-design class, evolving from his earlier Jamestown and Indian models

Designed by John G. Alden, built by George L. Chaisson.

LOA
Beam
Ballast
Hull type
Centerboard (Trunk)

The record

Full specifications

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

Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
Hull speed
5.4 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
371
Hull
Hull type
Centerboard (Trunk)
Construction
Wood
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1929–1931
Units built
39
Designer
John G. Alden
Builder
George L. Chaisson, Chaisson Boat Builders

Boats like this, on the water

Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.

Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

O'day 23-1 (Lift Top)7.01 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA popular C. Raymond Hunt-designed masthead sloop featuring a unique lift-top coach roof for added cabin headroom
Living on a Sailboat Doesn’t Have to Mean the End of Your Professional Life | #SAL #3583:10from Hashtag Sal
Cal Boats 247.43 mSame hull family1.0 m longerThe inaugural Jensen Marine Cal model, this fractional keel-centerboard sloop was built for shoal-water versatility
Aladino Sails The Pacific Alone.2:08from Sailing Magic Carpet
Macgregor 26X7.87 mSame hull family1.4 m longerA water-ballasted sail-power hybrid designed for versatile coastal cruising and easy trailering
Buying My Dream Boat (2001 MacGregor 26X)0:53from Adventureman Dan
O'day 23-26.93 mSame hull family0.5 m longerA masthead keel-centerboard sloop produced in Brazil and the U.S. for over a decade as a popular coastal cruiser
The Taxi Driver and the Pharmacist Who Decided to Live on a Sailboat | #SAL #1602:29from Hashtag Sal
RS 216.40 mSame hull familyNear-identical length
Training Sea Cadet Instructors | RS21 Keelboat Sailing – Welsh Harp1:37from City Sailing
Deltania Yachts 267.92 mSame hull family1.5 m longer
Building our house | Styrofoam slab and Galvalume rooffrom MotionMe

The family

Boats like this

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

Lawson's Boat Yard IndianA lapstrake centerboard dory derived from Swampscott racing lines, built as a popular one-design class since 1921Triangle One-DesignA high-performance John G. Alden fractional sloop designed in 1926, featuring a stiff fin keel and classic racing linesStamford One-DesignA rare John G. Alden gaff-rigged one-design racer commissioned for the Stamford Yacht Club in 1919Alden O Class MK IIA fractional sloop designed in 1925 that remains an active one-design racer on St. Regis LakeNational One-DesignA high-performance 1936 fractional sloop designed by William F. Crosby and governed by a dedicated racing association

Keep looking

Nothing filmed of this one yet

Two ways to keep looking — both search what the fleet has actually recorded.

Search the fleet for boats like thisAsk the fleet about the Nantucket One-Design (Indian)

The newsletter

New boats, new stories. Every week, everywhere.

One email from the fleet — boats newly added, videos newly analysed. No noise.

Report an issue