NORTHEAST HARBOR A CLASS

Gaffhead Sloop • Fin Keel • Built 1911–1932

Dimensions

LOA: 27.5 ft
LWL: 17 ft
Beam: 7.25 ft
Max Draft: 4 ft
Displacement: 3,100 lbs
Ballast: — lbs

Performance Ratios

Capsize Ratio ⓘ: 1.99 (offshore safe)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ: 27.7
D/L Ratio ⓘ: 282
Ballast Ratio ⓘ: —

Sail Plan

Sail Area: 368 sq ft

Construction

Hull Type: Fin Keel
Rig Type: Gaffhead Sloop
Hull Material: Wood planked
Ballast Type: —

Production

First Built: 1911
Last Built: 1932
Number Built: 50

Notes: The design was commissioned by members of the Eastern YC at Marblehead, MA., and originally called the EASTERN YC 17.\nBy the 1920's, all the original boats had been sold to summer residents at Northeast Harbor on Mt. Dessert Island, ME.

Builders

Lawley (George Lawley & Son) (1866–1945)
Rice Brothers (USA) (1891–1955)