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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.

By the 1920's, all the original boats had been sold to summer residents at Northeast Harbor on Mt. Dessert Island, ME.

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