New York Yacht Club 50

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The New York Yacht Club 50, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Au grès des voiles

Is it for you?

Character

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

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a narrow beam gives 57 — a heavy, notably soft motion offshore.

Comfort ratio 57

CoastalBluewater

At 1.39 she sits well under the 2.0 line — a solidly ocean-capable hull for her size.

Capsize screening 1.39

LightHeavy

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

Displacement / length 264

TenderStiff

48% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 48%

Built heavy and sea-kindly — a boat made to cross oceans and forgive a rough night.

Heavier than ~82% of boats her size on file
Draws more than ~79% of boats her size on file
Narrower than ~93% of boats her size on file

Compared with 229 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The New York Yacht Club 50, as the fleet has seen it

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The New YORK YACHT CLUB 50 is a 21.9-meter Gaff Head Cutter designed by Nathanael G. Herreshoff and built by Herreshoff Mfg. Co. between 1912 and 1913. This fin-keeled sailboat displaces 33,565 kg with a 3.0-meter draft and a 4.4-meter beam. The 'Spartan' is considered the sole surviving example of the model, having undergone a complete restoration in 2010. Aboard Au grès des voiles, a Herreshoff Caribbean 50, a ketch, is for sale in Tahiti, French Polynesia, for 150,000 euros.0:10 This vessel, built in Hong Kong, received a full refit in 2019, including a new rig and a 24-volt bow thruster.3:44 It is powered by a Perkins M135 engine and features a 2000-watt inverter, a 600-watt solar array, and a Garmin instrument suite.13:00

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen for sale

The owners are selling their boat, currently in Tahiti, French Polynesia, for 150,000 euros.
from Au grès des voilesseen July 202322:12

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

48.0%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Gaff Head Cutter

Ratios

Displacement / length

264.3

Comfort ratio

57.0

Capsize screening

1.39

Hull speed

9.5 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

2605

Hull

Hull type

Fin Keel

Construction

Wood double planked

Ballast type

Lead

Production

Years built

1912–1913

Units built

9

Designer

Nathanael G. Herreshoff

Builder

Herreshoff Mfg. Co

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The family

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