Herreshoff Eagle
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| Designer | masthead sloop |
| Total sail area | 320.00 sq ft (29.729 m2) |
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The Herreshoff Eagle, also called the Herreshoff Eagle 21, is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Halsey Chase Herreshoff as a cruiser and first built in 1976.[1][2][3]
The Herreshoff Eagle is a development of the
Production
The design was initially built by
Design
The Herreshoff Eagle is a recreational
The boat has a draft of 4.00 ft (1.22 m) with the centerboard extended and 1.83 ft (0.56 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water or ground transportation on a trailer.[1][3]
The boat is normally fitted with a small 4 to 6 hp (3 to 4 kW) stern well-mounted outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1][3]
The design has sleeping accommodation for two people, with a double
For sailing the design is equipped with boom-mounted jib.[3]
The design has a hull speed of 5.7 kn (10.6 km/h).[3]
Operational history
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "although the ads didn't say so, this boat appears to be the Herreshoff America 18 dressed up in an old-timey costume with a bowsprit, topsail, and jib added. Strangely, the ads at first called her a '21' and later she became a '22.' though by scaling off her LOD from the plans, we measure her as an '18.' We wonder why the builders, no longer around to ask, advertised her with such a major discrepancy in size. Best features: To some she may appear to be a pretty replica of a 19th century vessel, though we doubt that she has a close resemblance to any real boat of the past. Her good features generally match the
See also
Related development
References
- ^ a b c d e f g McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Herreshoff Eagle sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Halsey Herreshoff". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-07-163652-0
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Nowak and Williams". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "TPI Composites". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2021.