HERRESHOFF 12 1/2
Gaffhead Sloop • Long keel w/trans. hung rudder • Built 1914–1948
Dimensions
- LOA
- 15.83 ft
- LWL
- 12.5 ft
- Beam
- 5.83 ft
- Max Draft
- 2.5 ft
- Displacement
- 1,250 lbs
- Ballast
- 735 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 2.17 (use caution offshore)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 19.3
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 286
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 58.8%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 140 sq ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Long keel w/trans. hung rudder
- Rig Type
- Gaffhead Sloop
- Hull Material
- Wood
- Ballast Type
- Lead
Production
- First Built
- 1914
- Last Built
- 1948
- Number Built
- 400
Gaff rig until 1936. From 1937 onwards, one could choose either a gaff or Marconi rig.
The original boats were built by Herreshoff Manufacturing beginning in 1914 (357).
From 1943 to 1948, more were built by Cape Cod Shipbuilding (34 + 200, later in fiberglass), as well as the Quincy Adams Yacht Yard (51).
Cape Cod Shipbuilding came out with the BULLSEYE, built of fiberglass, with a similar hull but a different rig.
The DOUGH DISH, (one of the many nicknames previously associated with the class)is a faithful rendition of the 12 1/2, first built in 1972 of fiberglass by Doughdish Inc., of which 575 were built. They have been recognized and approved by the class to race on equal footing with the remaining, original wood boats.
Class rules permit a spinnaker of 140 sq. ft.
Designer
- Nathaniel G. Herreshoff (1848–1938)
Builders
- Cape Cod Shipbuilding (1899)
- Herreshoff Mfg. Co. (1878–1943)
- Quincy Adams Yacht Yard (1932–1968)
Related Boats
| Name | LOA (ft) | Year | Rig |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOUGHDISH | 15.83 | 1972 | Gaffhead Sloop |
| HAVEN 12 1/2 | 15.92 | 1984 | Gaffhead Sloop |