Murray G. Peterson's schooner designs are well known, but many consider Susan — a modest 28-foot schooner that he drew for himself and his family late in life — to be his greatest achievement. The boat was handsome and rugged, and offered the feel of a yacht twice its size — all very appealing to Frank Mann, a Massachusetts yachtsman with a penchant for gaff rig and offshore cruising. Mann and his wife, Katrina, had been looking for a traditional boat that, while small in size, had the sea-keeping ability of a much larger yacht. Spacious accommodations were not a concern, and complicated systems were out of the question. A modified Susan design seemed like the right choice. Mann approached Bill Peterson, the late designer's son, and negotiated rights to use the lines to build one hull. They then had Peterson, who carries on his father's work, lengthen the yacht by 2 feet and draw the boat as a topsail cutter. A traditional schooner rig with two masts and split houses would sacrifice precious accommodation space, especially on a boat of this size. Katy was to be built plank on frame, cedar on oak. Mann began searching for a yard that would be up to the task and suggested the project to Cape Cod boatbuilder Ned Crosby, owner of E.M. Crosby Boatworks in West Barnstable, Mass., and grandson of the legendary boatbuilder Chester A. Crosby. Ned Crosby enlisted two of his grandfather's former employees, Mike Santos and Ted Crosby, a cousin. Together they brought 90 years of boatbuilding experience to the yard. Although the boat's construction was traditional, lofting the hull was a high-tech affair. Mann had Peterson's lines loaded into a CAD system, and 20 plywood panels were laser cut to produce a jig type of mold. Mann said at first Crosby was skeptical of the lofting method, but once the jig was assembled, the precision-cut and -labeled form proved to be a major time saver. Like Susan, Katy has a spoon bow in contrast with the clipper bow Peterson drew on many of his other designs. High bulwarks, lots of freeboard and broad teak decks enhance the yacht's big-boat feel. Also, because the house has been kept small, there is room for wide side decks, making the yacht's beam seem much broader than 9 feet. Below deck, every bit of precious space has been used brilliantly. Up forward are a simple nav station, a galley and two V-berths that can be expanded to sleep four. The galley is fitted with a two-burner Force 10 stove and oven that is concealed by the counter when not in use. To port there is a fully enclosed head with additional storage space. The joinery is bright finished teak, mahogany and cypress cedar, and the house overhead is painted off-white in the Herreshoff style. Countless traditional details abound, including deck prisms, bronze hardware from Davey & Co. in Colchester, England; wooden blocks from Dauphinée; and an antique Japanese binnacle, complete with a kerosene lantern. Under current ownership since 2018, the following upgrades have been made to KATY: -Strip and refinish all brightwork (10+ coats) including spars -New cockpit and interior cushions -New Yanmar engine panel -New B&G Vulcan GPS Plotter, SIMRAD RS35 VHF, and NAIS 500 AIS transponder -Rebuilt Edson worm drive steering gear -New mainsail, staysail, and Jib by Nat Wilson -New custom sail covers -Full in-water winter canvas cover with frame (see photos) -Re-wired mast with LED tri-color, anchor light, and strobe -New custom bronze masthead assembly and removable running back-stays -New EPIRB -New dining table

BUTTERFLY is a marconi rigged Watch Hill 15, built by Dave Corcoran of Bull House Boatworks in Arundel, ME.   She is traditional plank on frame construction over a laminated mahogany backbone and with a canvas covered plywood deck.  The marconi mast is varnished sitka spruce, and all deck varnish is teak.   These boats are thrilling sailors. They are fast, stiff, and responsive. The hull is slippery, and even at speed such little turbulence is created that the boat leaves virtually no wake.  The original Buzzards Bay 15's were designed by Nathanael Herreshoff in 1898, and with their gaff-rigs known as the E-Class at the Beverly Yacht Club.  In 1922 Sidney Herreshoff designed a marconi-rigged version of the same hull known as the Watch Hill 15.  BUTTERFLY comes with a trailer and is stored indoors at Artisan Boatworks in Rockport, Maine.   

The 25’ 4” Vertue Class Sloop designed by Laurent Giles is one of the most capable and well-loved small cruising yachts ever designed, and thus requires no further introduction.  However, stepping aboard FLYING FISH will shatter any pre-conceived notion you may have of what such a craft might look or feel like.     You may be familiar with the 136’ ALEJANDRA, 155’ SCHEHERAZADE, or the 124’ ANTONISA – some of the most spectacular classic mega-sailing yachts ever built of cold-molded wood construction at the Legendary Hodgdon Yachts in East Boothbay, Maine.  Now imagine one of Hodgdon’s finest craftsmen, quietly and diligently building a Vertue Class sloop in his home workshop during evenings and weekends over the course of eight years – utilizing the very same wood/epoxy composite construction, finest imaginable materials, and impeccable craftsmanship employed during his day job.   The result: A tiny oceangoing classic yacht called FLYING FISH, launched in East Boothbay, Maine in 2010.  Builder Jack Bassett didn’t stop there.  Within days of launching FLYING FISH in 2010, Jack and his wife Carolyn embarked on a 14-month, 12,000-mile adventure across the Atlantic to the Azores, along the South coast of Portugal to the Spanish border and up the Rio Guadiana to Porto Santo and Madeira, the Canary Islands, and down the West African coast to the Cape Verde Islands.  From there they sailed FLYING FISH back across the Atlantic to Grenada, up through the Caribbean and Eastern Seaboard before returning to Maine. An article (which can be emailed) was published in the January/February 2013 issue of WoodenBoat Magazine, documenting the construction of FLYING FISH and history of the Vertue design.  Jack and Carolyn continue to spend summers cruising aboard FLYING FISH – mostly in Maine, and remarkably, the boat looks as perfect (or possibly even better) today as she did when launched in 2010.  Her varnish is impeccable inside and out, the Yanmar 2YM15 diesel was brand new in 2020, and all of her electronics, safety equipment and other systems are fully up to date. The next owner of FLYING FISH could pack some clothes, hit the grocery store, and set sail for the horizon – or perhaps be content admiring her stunning interior joinery with a cup of tea on the mooring between leisurely daysails.  Either way, I’ve never seen a more capable and amazingly perfect little yacht of this size.  Specifications: Year Built: finished and launched May 2010 Designer: J. Laurent (Jack) Giles, Lymington, UK Builder: Jack Bassett, Boothbay, ME Hull Material: cold-molded wood LOD: 25.5 ft./ 7.8m LOA: 27 ft./ 8.2m LWL: 22 ft./ 6.7m Beam: 7 ft. 3 in/ 2.2m Draft: 5 ft./ 1.52m Displacement: 4.2 tons/ 4.3 tonnes   Construction: HULL: Cold-molded with West System epoxy to 1″ thickness 9/16″ tongue & groove Alaska Yellow Cedar edge glued and Bronze fastened. 2 layers of diagonal 1/8″ Western Red Cedar followed by a final diagonal layer of 1/8″ Spanish Cedar. 2 layers of biaxial fiberglass cloth sheathing FRAMES & ENGINE BED: Mahogany FLOORS & BACKBONE: Iroko. DECK: 1/2″ x 2″ tongue & groove Alaska Yellow Cedar glued to 2 layers of 4 mm Sapele plywood, fiberglass sheathed. CABINHOUSE/COCKPIT COAMING: comprised of 5 layers of Iroko, Cherry, and Yellow Cedar planking to 1-1/8″ thickness TOE RAIL, CAP RAIL, GRAB RAIL, and HATCHES: Teak   List of equipment:  Accommodation & Domestic Equipment: Cherry and Walnut paneled interior – custom built Swedish Origo double burner alcohol stove Blake marine head – made in Britain Port and starboard single berths with passage lee cloths Cushion and panel infill to bridge berths for double harbor/anchor sleeping premium Sunbrella upholstery Stowage below and outboard of berths with book shelves Freshwater and Fynspray saltwater pump in galley ample stowage in galley bronze mushroom vent over stove LED lighting below decks 3/8″ Lexan port lights with curtains hatch screens   Rig, Spars & Sails: Sitka spruce mast and boom double spreader rig with double and running backstays Slab reefing mainsail with custom cover, 2 reefs Sails by Nathaniel S. Wilson, Master sailmaker, East Boothbay, ME = main, genoa, working jib, stays’l, storm stays’l with reef points, trysail 316 Stainless rigging in 7/32″ and 9/32 7/16″ and 1/2″ Bronze turnbuckles and toggles Sta-loc fittings Sta-set x halyards Tuffnol blocks short and long spinnaker poles Wilcox Crittenden halyard winches LVJ Jachttecniek Bronze sheet winches – made in Holland custom boom crutch   Navigation & Electronics: Fleming stainless steel servo pendulum self-steering gear, customized Raymarine A70D chartplotter/depthfinder sounder with spare Raymarine AIS Transponder and Sitex splitter Furuno 1623 LCD Radar Ritchie cockpit compass Icom DSC capable VHF radio Weems & Plath barometer and clock LED decklight 2nd set of lights on cabin side 50-watt solar panel stereo system Garmin hand held GPS Uniden hand held VHS   Metal Works: 4000 lb. lead keel with 3/4″ Silicon Bronze keel bolts Bronze fastened throughout Silicon Bronze chain plates and port rings Silicon Bronze gudgeon, pintle & heel fittings on outboard rudder 316 Stainless Steel lifeline stanchions and bow pulpit   Mechanical, Electrical & Tankage: 2YM15 Yanmar diesel engine, brand new in 2020, 30 hours on meter 2 blade Bronze propeller Single lever Vetus engine control (new) Starting and deep cycle 12 Volt batteries 20-gallon aluminum diesel tank 20-gallon Stainless Steel water tank 20-gallon additional water stowage for offshore Racor fuel filter 2 part nesting dinghy, mountable on deck for offshore sailing (new)   Ground Tackle & Deck Equipment: Bronze ABI deck windlass 29 lb. plow type anchor 175 feet 5/16 BBB chain 12 lb. high tensile Danforth anchor 25 lb. Wilcox Crittenden navy type anchor 25 feet 5/16 chain 200 feet 1/2″ braided rode Various fenders, docklines, shackles, etc.   Safety: ACR Global Fix 406 GPS Satellite EPIRB, new Electric bilge pump Manual emergency bilge pump Ocean Brake series drogue with 108 cones & bridle 2 safety harnesses & 2 PFD’s with CO2 inflation Stainless lifelines and stanchions ATN mast climber bosun’s chair  

The well-loved MERCANTILE is a joy to behold and is often referred to as the “Prettiest coaster on the bay.” She was built by the Billings yard on Deer Isle, Maine in 1916 for hauling lumber and granite, and has continued to earn her keep in and around Penobscot Bay ever since.  A familiar sight in local ports for more than 100 years, she is listed on the register of National Landmarks and dear to the hearts of many. In 1945 Frank Swift brought the MERCANTILE to Camden where she joined his original Maine Windjammer Cruises fleet carrying passengers on weeklong overnight trips - a tradition she continues to this day.  MERCANTILE is Coast Guard certified to carry 29 overnight passengers and 54 passengers on daysails with a captain and two deckhands. Below decks the MERCANTILE’s spacious galley is the perfect place for relaxing and communal gathering.  Equipped with a vintage Shipmate wood burning stove, ample ice box space, and comfortable seating for all guests and crew. In four separate passenger areas the MERCANTILE has fourteen double cabins with either a double bed or two twin beds, one private single cabin, and separate crew quarters. All guest cabins have full standing headroom and a window or porthole for light and ventilation. There are three heads in passenger areas and a hot, freshwater shower below decks.   MERCANTILE will convey with a complete inventory of galley wares, linens, safety equipment, and everything necessary for continuing to ply the windjammer trade.   Her auxiliary propulsion is provided by a 14' cold-molded yawl boat with 75hp diesel engine (rebuilt in 2021).  Also included is a 14' rowing peapod on side-davits. Fully restored in 1989 and Coast Guard inspected annually, MERCANTILE is 115 feet overall, 80 feet on deck, and with her shoal-draft of just 5’ can explore secluded ports inaccessible to deeper vessels.  But drop the centerboard down to its impressive full depth of 12’ and be amazed by her sailing performance.  MERCANTILE’s sails were all new in 2021, and her Coast Guard stability letter would allow the addition of topsails and a flying jib.  The Schooner MERCANTILE represents several unique opportunities for her next owner:  She could be purchased and continue to engaged in the lucrative Maine windjammer trade operating from her current berth in Camden, ME; or she could embark on any number of new ventures.  One thing for sure, is whether carrying passengers for hire or some other cargo, MERCANTILE promises to continue earning her keep for many years to come.  Offers are strongly encouraged, please contact Alec today for more information about the MERCANTILE and all she has to offer.    

According to a 1959 review in Popular Boating Magazine, the Black Jack 24 “was designed primarily as a sports skiff that could handle rough water, make her way without trouble in and out of tricky-to-navigate inlets, and behave herself in any water suitable to a boat her size.”  The in-depth article (available upon request) goes on to say “Of the two-dozen boats reported on in Popular Boating, and the hundred or more tested for the series, the BLACK JACK is by far the softest riding and most comfortable boat at high speed on a chop that I have encountered” DRAGONFLY is a fine, well maintained example of the type. She under a major overhaul in 2000-2001 where she was repowered with a Marine Power 5.7 Vortec engine, received a pair of Monel 30 gal. fuel tanks, and was completely re-wired. She is set up with forward cuddy, adjustable helm seat, navigator seat atop a locker and stainless framed dodger w/side curtains. Currently located indoors at Artisan Boatworks in Rockport, ME

Glory is a half-scale replica of the Marblehead-Class schooners employed by the British Royal Navy as packet and patrol vessels on the Atlantic seaboard back in the late 1760’s.  She was built by Dr. Allyn May of Vermont and launched at Rockport Marine in 2002. Dr. May’s lifelong dream was to build a wooden boat of his own, and utilizing the plans of legendary builder and designer Howard Chapelle, crafted a vessel of distinction and grace. The boat sailed on Lake Champlain as well as in Canada for several years and has taken part in several War of 1812 reenactments on the Great Lakes. She’s a proper Yankee privateer now with Old Glory flying proud. Huzzah! Currently GLORY is operating as a six-passenger charter vessel in Portland, Maine.  She remains in excellent condition and a recent survey is available. 

A shallow draft cruising boat, THISTLE was designed by Crowninshield, Burbank & Howard for a client in Duxbury, and built by the famed George Shiverick of Kingston, MA in 1928.   In the early 1950’s THISTLE (then called JANET) was owned by Ray Hunt (designer of the Concordia yawl) and raced with good success.  THISTLE’s current owner, an engineer by trade, has continuously restored, maintained, and upgraded THISTLE in a purpose-built shop in Harpswell, ME for the past 40 years.   Her curving varnished masts and short bowsprit are unmistakable in any harbor, and the character and warmth of her varnished interior would be impossible to replicate.   Simply put, THISTLE is a floating symphony of history, engineering, and craftsmanship – In excellent condition yet quite pure in her antiqueness. THISTLE offers a versatile cruising rig, and with her 2004 Yanmar engine, ABYC compliant propane stove, super-insulated ice box with refrigeration, and fully up-to-date navigation electronics and autopilot, she is ready for her next stewards to step aboard and head for the horizon. Please contact us for a copy of THISTLE’s most recent survey and/or to schedule a visit to see her in person.

ALISANDE was designed by Joel White and built by Brooklin Boatyard in 1981, based on the William Hand designed FUNDULUS as described in Roger Taylor’s “Good Boats” A small yet capable ocean or coastal cruiser, a sistership was sailed to Pacific Islands and back by her owner with his wife and 2 small children. Exceptionally well balanced, ALISANDE will sail herself on any point of sail in anything over five knots of wind – rendering her Autohelm 4000 superfluous in all but a flat calm.  All sails have been replaced in the past 8 years, and the Yanmar 3YGM was newly installed 2019. ALISANDE is a salty, well built, comfortable cruising boat – relatively easy to maintain and promising her next owner many years of reliable service.  Please email for copies of several articles written about the boat, as well as a recent survey that attests to her excellent condition.

PRUDENCE is 36-foot clipper-bowed “NEREIA” ketch, designed by L. Francis Herreshoff and built in 1972 by Roger Kelsey of Branford, CT.  This design is one in Herreshoff’s series of clipper-bowed, raked-masted ketches that include BOUNTY, MOHAWK, TIOGA, AND TICONDEROGA. She sailed for 20 years as the builder’s personal yacht for annual trips between Long Island Sound and Nova Scotia.  Her next owner maintained her with George Zacrone of Wickford, RI, where she continued to receive professional care and significant upgrades over the next 12 years.  In 2008-2009 PRUDENCE received an extensive refit that included construction of a new cabin house, interior, engine & systems, sails and rigging.  Currently she is based in New York, and each year makes the passage to and from Brooklin, Maine where she spends summers - often participating in classic yacht regattas along the way. In late fall and early spring PRUDENCE earns her keep offering daysails in Raritan Bay and New York Harbors; and in summers she works for The WoodenBoat School in Brooklin, Maine - offering sailing courses and private charters. Quick as her looks suggest, yet comfortable in a seaway - PRUDENCE is heavily built, dry, and a pleasure to sail.  Her low aspect rig and 2:1 ballast ratio mean she seldom requires reefing.  Prudence is mahogany planked on oak frames, bronze fastened with a mahogany laid deck.  Masts and spars are Sitka Spruce, sails are Dacron.  Standing rigging is stainless steel with eye splices into bronze turnbuckles on the lower end.  Running rigging is stainless wire rope and Dacron three strand.  The engine is a Yanmar 32hp diesel that turns a three bladed reversing propeller. Rudder is outboard with tiller steering. Below, Prudence sleeps six in five bunks, has a two-burner propane stove and a large icebox.  The head includes a composting toilet and hand washing sink. Length between perpendiculars:  36ft Length of the waterline: 31 ft 9 in Overall length including bowsprit: 43 ft Draft:  5 ft 3 in Sail area: 673 sq ft (plus jib tops’l and mizzen stays’l) Displacement: 24,000 lbs (including 12,000 lbs outside lead ballast) From “The Common Sense of Cruising Design”: “Nereia is a real little ship, one that can carry a figurehead gracefully…(she) is no chichi imitation of foreign yachts or a copy of those vessels which were developed to carry dead fish to market, but is a descendant of the purely American type of yacht that was developed for ladies and gentlemen to sail on before racing measurements spoiled the cruising yacht.” Please call or email for more information including a 2018 survey.

WESTRAY is Concordia yawl #79, built by Abeking & Rasmussen in 1960 and featuring such critical improvements as laminated frames, a masthead rig, and no running backstays.  She has been maintained and continuously upgraded for over thirty years by Ballentine's Boat Shop in Cataumet, MA, and a recent survey and fastener inspection attests to her nearly perfect structural and cosmetic condition. For those unfamiliar with Ballantine's Boat Shop, there is "perfect condition" and then there is "Ballantine's Condition,"  which is better.    Steve, Amy, and their crew are as committed to WESTRAY's care and maintenance as her owner is, and that dedication is apparent over every square inch of WESTRY both inside and out.    Seeing is believing, and for anyone who loves Concordia Yawls, she is a testament to what's possible.  WESTRAY has been regularly raced and sailed offshore, including a transatlantic passage to Norway, a Halifax race, and most recently a Bermuda Race.  The demands of these regattas and passages are such that nothing short of 100% is acceptable when it comes to structural integrity and up to date equipment. The list of improvements and upgrades WESTRAY has received in recent years is long and nearly complete – and the cost of implementing these features is an important consideration for anyone who might be considering the purchase of a Concordia Yawl:             -Elongated metal composite mast step (being repainted 2021)             -Ballast keel removed and installation of new Monel keel bolts             -Hull fastener inspection 2020             -Rudder replaced, along with gudgeons and pintles.             -Decks and house-top recovered with Dynel/Epoxy             -New Beta Marine 38 HP engine and new engine beds.             -Access manhole/hatch in cockpit sole             -Custom removable cockpit locker for liferaft             -New wiring throughout, including 12v/110v panel with shore power and charger             -New standing and running rigging (2018)             -Complete racing and cruising sail wardrobe in great condition             -Compliant holding tank with macerator pump and Y-valve for head.             -Refrigeration              -Fully integrated and up to date electronics including autopilot and AIS             -Masthead wiring including wind instruments and offshore tri-color.             -All interior paint and varnish recently refinished.   WESTRAY is receiving her annual fresh paint and varnish and is presently in boat show condition. A very recent 2021 survey is available upon request.    Inventory / Upgrades   Tankage:             - Standard fuel tank under port cockpit settee (22 gallons)             - Holding tank behind cabinetry outboard of head             - 3 water tanks under salon settees and forward starboard bunk (50 gallons total)   Engine/mechanical             - Beta Marine 38 HP engine (2011)             - Fuel polisher (2019)   Electrical/Electronics             - Electric panel installed by Noreast Marine             -All LED lights, including deck (cargo)_ lights             -Garmin Radar and Plotter (2015)             -Raymarine wind, depth and speed, interfaced with plotter             -VHF and AIS             -Auto-pilot (Simrad.  tiller pilot)             -Shore power charger and inverter with A/C outlets             -2 large capacity batteries   Deck / Hardware             -Lofran electric windlass  (2017)             -Self tailing main halyard winch             -Strong Track for Mainsail             -Canvas cockpit awning -New dodger             -Pen Yang wood/canvas dinghy with storage chocks on coach house             -Fenders and docklines   Ground Tackle:             -Original Fisherman anchor             -Ultra anchor (2018)              -Secondary anchor (Fortress)              -Third anchor (Danforth)   Sails:  All in very good condition (12 bags)             -Cruising Main with Dutchman system              -Racing Main               -Jibs: #1, #2, #3 (with battens)               -Jib for jib-club (self-tacking jib club detachable)                -Storm trysail                -Storm Jib                -Cruising spinnaker                 -Light asymmetrical sapinnaker                  -Symmetrical spinnaker                   -Mizzen sail                    -Mizzen staysail                    -Mizzen spinnaker                    -New set of running rigging (2018)                     -Covers for main and mizzen   Safety:             -GaleRider drogue anchor              -Spare tiller             -Electric and manual bilge pumps              -Extra strong pump for offshore               -Lifesling                -PFDs                 -Jack-lines for offshore                  -Fire extinguiishers                  -EPIRB   Interior/Galley             -Concordia heating stove in main salon              -Concordia folding teak swim ladder.              -Folding cockpit table (teak)             -Pedigree of the boat and her accomplishment in bronze plaque             -New canvas beds in cabin and V-berths             -Manual toilet (Jabsco)             -Manual original sink pump             -Non pressurized alcohol stove              -Cushions and pillows (below deck and for cockpit)             -Portable swivel one burner propane cooker

Built by McGruers of Scotland in 1980, This superb little daysailer was designed in 1977 by David Boyd, a draftsman in the office of William Fife III who went on to become one of Britain’s best known yacht designers in his own write throughout the 1950’s and 60’s.  Reportedly this was Boyd’s last design. Boyd’s racing yachts won some of the most prestigious competitions of his era. His 6-Metres won the Seawanhaka Cup three times, the equally high-profile One Ton Cup, more than half-a-dozen Solent Silver Medals and top-scoring individual yacht honors in the British America’s Cup.  David Boyd’s best-known work from the post-war era was that of three 12-Metre yachts he designed for the America’s Cup.  VICTORIOUS has been described as a miniature 12-Meter, and undoubtedly represents the culmination of David Boyd’s success with 6-Meters and other small racers.  Some have said she is a modernized Piper One Design; the dimensions are very similar. The Piper is now built as the Rustler 24 still with the full keel. Everybody knows Fife, but there were other fine builders in Scotland and McGruer was one of the best.   Construction of VICTORIOUS features double-planked mahogany with closely spaced steam bent frames, gleaming varnished topsides and a solid teak deck.  Her bottom was professionally sheathed in fiberglass in the 1990’s and remails fair and tight. The typically British deep narrow cockpit offers excellent protection, with a sole and helm seat of varnished teak grating and a contoured forward seat that is artfully laminated in 15 2mm layers. New Elvstrom sails in 2004, a low maintenance aluminum rig, full cockpit cover, and custom trailer allow for easy set-up and transport.   There are no running back-stays and all sheets and halyards are easily reached from the cockpit, so she would be easy to single-hand. Sail inventory: Elvstrom tri-radial Pentax main and Genoa 2004, Elvstrom asymmetric spinnaker 2004, older main, no 1, 2, 3 headsails, spinnaker, drifter. VICTORIOUS was brought to the US by her current owner in in 2004, and is currently on her trailer, under cover in Virginia.   The plan is to bring her to Maine in June – hopefully for racing at Camden Classics in July! Her name was given to her because she was built as birthday present by a father to his daughter, her name being Victoria Stewart.

Launched by Herreshoff Manufacturing Company in November of 1902, NELLIE falls in the sweet spot of classic sailing yachts… not too big, not too small.  She can be sailed by two for a sunset cruise or raced competitively with a crew of ten.  This combined with the intrinsic beauty of her classic Herreshoff sheer and cutter gaff rig have contributed to her remarkable longevity.  In 1902 and 03, the Herreshoff Mfg Co built three virtually identical full-keel yachts to the 35 foot waterline racer/cruiser class: AZOR for Malcolm Forbes, TRIVIA for Harold Vanderbilt, and NELLIE for Morton Plant (NELLIE was named after Plant’s wife, Nellie Capron.)  In his biography of his father, L. Francis Herreshoff wrote of the trio of 35 ft waterline sloops, “These three were among the nicest all-around sail boats of their size ever built.” From 2007 to 2010 NELLIE underwent a carefully researched, museum quality, keel-up restoration, and today is in “better than new” condition.  This restoration was featured in the 2010 Classic Yacht Symposium at the Herreshoff Marine Museum in Bristol, RI and is available in digital format for those who would like to see it.    NELLIE’s classical well-appointed interior provides a level of luxurious comfort not seen on pure racing yachts, and her spacious cockpit is equally suited to silver service dining as it is to sailing.   I could go on, but the photos speak for themselves. NELLIE is ready for immediate delivery.  To learn more please visit NELLIE's website at syNELLIE dot com or call to schedule a showing.    

The original Buzzards Bay 15's were designed by Nathanael Herreshoff in 1898, and known as the E-Class.  In 1906 Herreshoff designed a full-keel version of the Buzzards Bay 15 incorporating the following modifications:       -Ballast keel lowered from 2' 6" down to 3' 1" and weight increased 500 lbs.      -Sheer raised 2", Cockpit lengthened 8" and widened 6"      -Mast diameter increased so as to eliminate running backstays and jib club added for self-tacking. These modifications resulted in a classic daysailer that maintains the stunning looks of the original Buzzards Bay 15, but is easier to sail, more comfortable, and can stand up to more wind.   WHISPER is a new full-keel Buzzards Bay 15 built by Artisan Boatworks in 2010.  Planking is carvel Cedar, edge-glued and fastened over steam bent frames and a laminated mahogany backbone.  She has been professionally maintained always and is in "as new" condition.  Included are a 2010 Triad Trailer, Shaw & Tenny boat hook and canoe paddle, docklines, and fenders, anchor with rode, and required safety equipment.    WHISPER is in Mystic, CT and ready for immediate delivery.        

MISTRESS is a special boat, blending a traditional coasting schooner and private yacht.  For the past 30 years she has operated as part of Maine Windjammer Cruises, carrying passengers for hire on 3-, 4-, and 6-day overnight cruises from Camden, Maine.    MISTRESS fills a distinctive niche in the Windjammer industry, as the only overnight windjammer operating as an uninspected 6-passenger vessel: Perfect for those who want to go windjamming but who require more privacy than the larger boats offer. With just six passengers, it's almost like having your own yacht - plus no Coast Guard inspections to contend with.  Below decks MISTRESS offers three private, double cabins - each with its own head, sink, and access companionway from the deck.  During Covid-19 she was able to continue running steadily with private charters while larger boats often remained empty.   MISTRESS would be an amazing business opportunity for a young captain and chef wishing to get into the windjammer trade, but without the maintenance and crewing challenges associated with larger vessels.     MISTRESS was initially built in 1960 on Deer Isle, Maine along the lines of a traditional coasting schooner.  Her hull was then moved to Camden, where she was rigged and fitted out with modern accommodations below decks at Camden Shipbuilding Co.  She is rigged in the traditional manner with blocks and tackles, deadeyes and lanyards, but unlike the bigger coasters, has a 60 hp inboard diesel engine for versatility, safety, and extended cruising range. MISTRESS was fully restored in 1992. She is 60 feet overall, 46 feet on deck and accommodates 6 passengers. She is currently in the water in Camden, Maine. 

Only 5 Buzzards Bay 18s were built by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company during the winter of 1903/1904 for the Beverly Yacht Club where they were known as the K Class.  BESHERTE is the second of two full-keel Buzzards Bay 18 re-creations meticulously built by the craftsmen at Artisan Boatworks in Rockport, Maine, where she was launched in 2013.  BESHERTE features edge-glued cedar planking over steam-bent oak frames with a laminated mahogany backbone. She’s auxiliary powered by a Beta 14-hp inboard diesel, which is completely hidden from view within the cabin. GMT Composites of Rhode Island designed and built the carbon-fiber mast, which is faux painted to simulate Sitka spruce, of which the booms and gaff are constructed. The carbon mast allows BESHERTE to be sailed without running backstays. This feature, in combination with a full-length jib club, makes the entire rig easy to singlehand. BESHERTE is also fast; having recently won 1st place at the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta (Gaff & Schooner Division) in 2018 and 1st place in the Camden Classic Cup (Daysailer Division) in 2019. Maintained by her builders at Artisan Boatworks since new, BESHERTE remains in perfect condition.  2019/20 seasonal paint, varnish, and storage are included, as is spring delivery, launching, and rigging anywhere in the Northeast.