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1929 Herreshoff 27'
Description
PIRATE
1929, Herreshoff S-Boat, 28’
The S-Class Sloop, also called the "S-Boat," was designed by Nathaniel G. Herreshoff in 1919 and comprise one of the most significant one-design racing classes of the era. They are revered by their owners for their responsive helm, for their ability to stand up to a breeze, and for their ability to ghost along in light air.
The S-boat has a five-eighth fractional rig and a powerful sail plan consisting of a self-tending jib, a main and a spinnaker. The 42-foot spruce mast is tapered, hollow, and curved. The running backstays and overhanging boom carry about 426 square feet of sail and provide a thrilling ride. The cockpit is comfortable and dry, and there is a small cabin for protection from the weather and equipment storage.
The Herreshoff Manufacturing Company built 94 S-Boats; George Lawley & Son built an additional 7 S-boats to Captain Nat’s design. As is typical of a Herreshoff design, the boats have light scantlings. They are constructed with cedar planking over steamed white oak frames and a bronze-strapped keel. The external lead keel weighs 3350 pounds, giving the boat a stiff ballast ratio of 50. Today about half of these boats are still sailing and many are actively racing.
The powerful sail plan and sweet hull combine to create a competitive racer that has been active for over 100 years and is still going strong. There are large fleets in Narragansett Bay, Western Long Island Sound and Buzzards Bay with busy racing schedules and the S-Boats always make a good showing at classic yacht regattas sailing either as one-designs or in mixed handicapped fleets.
PIRATE, (HMCo Hull #1121) was built at the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company in 1929 for Harold Keith, originally sailing out of Quissett Massachusetts where S-Boats still regularly race. She has sailed in Narragansett Bay since the 1950s. PIRATE’s current owner of 25+ years has thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of her ownership be it racing, day-sailing, or maintenance and has been very well-maintained over the years as documented in her most recent (2019) survey which is available upon request and be sure to see the Significant Restoration Work and Equipment Upgrades section of this listing description to the breadth and scope of PIRATE’s two major refits.
With new mast built by Frank McCaffery, all new standing rigging (Joe Mello / R&W Ropes / 2019), and a new set of sails in (North / 2019) PIRATE performed beautifully in the 2019 S-Boat Centennial Regatta (second place overall) sailing in both the Larchmont, NY and Narragansett Bay, RI events and grabbed the 1st place S-Boat prize in the 40th Annual IYRS Newport Classic Yacht regatta that same year.
Benefitting from the above mentioned new equipment upgrades and major refits in 2009 and 2019 PIRATE is poised to provide her next owners with many years of trouble free sailing and winning potential out of the race course and her current owner hopes and expects that her next stewards will have just as much enjoyment and pride of ownership that he’s been able to experience for the last 25 years.
Specifications
27' 6" (8.23 Meters)
Sail - Used
1929
Other
Wood
Full Details
Principle Dimensions and Information
Designer: Nathaniel Herreshoff
Builder” Herreshoff Manufacturing Company
Year Built: 1929
Model: S-Class Sloop
LOA: 27.50’
LWL: 20.50’
Beam: 7.17’
Draft: 4.75’
Displacement: 6,750 lbs.
Ballast: 3,350 lbs. (lead)
Sail Area: 431.17 sq. ft.
Hull, Deck, Cabin and Cockpit Construction
White Oak stem, keelson, floors, frames, stringers and sheer clamp
Cedar hull planking
White Oak beams for deck and cabin top with marine plywood subdecks overlaid with Dynel cloth set in epoxy with painted finish coating
Varnished White Oak molded sheer plank and transom
Varnished Mahogany toe rails, cockpit coamings, cabin sides and aft bulkhead
Teak board cabin and cockpit soles
Teak cockpit seating
Bronze screw fasteners and bolts
Bottom is coated with Black anti-fouling coatings
Topsides are Light Blue in color
Decks are Off-White
Deck Hardware
Bronze stem fitting
Bronze chain plates
Cast Bronze docking / tow line chocks and cleats
Harken deck blocks, organizers, fair leads and cam cleats
Harken jib sheet traveler
Harken main sheet traveler
Herreshoff and Barlow bronze winches
Bronze ensign staff
Steering
Varnished Oak tiller
Bronze rudder post and stuffing box
New marine plywood, fiberglass and epoxy composite rudder
Spars and Rigging
Single spreader 5/8 factionally rigged sloop sail plan configuration
Varnished Sitka Spruce mast and boom and jib club
Aluminum spinnaker pole
New mast (Frank McCaffery, 2009)
New standing rigging (Joe Mello / R&W Ropes 2019)
Standing rigging stainless steel wire with stainless steel turnbuckle adjusters
Running rigging modern yacht braid / low stretch line.
Adjustable headstay
Adjustable upper and lower running backstays
Sails and Canvas
Mainsail (North Sails / 2019)
Jib (North Sails / 2019)
Spinnaker (North Sails / 2019)
Mainsail cover
Jib cover
Mast winter storage bag
Older sails still in very good condition: Hood main sail, Quantum jib, Spinnaker
Electronics and Navigational Equipment
Plastimo bulkhead mounted helm compass
Autohelm digital compass
Standard Horizon knot meter
Electrical
12-Volt battery
LED Masthead Tri-Color Light
Dewatering Equipment
Large manually operated diaphragm pump
Rule 750 GPH electric / automatic bilge pump with float switch
Additional Equipment
2009, Northlander Double-Axle Boat Trailer (RI registered)
Significant Restoration Work and Equipment Upgrades
2009 Refit
New oak frames
New floor timbers
New transom
New mast step lengthened with stainless steel under tied with stainless steel rod to bronze knees and stainless steel deck beam stiffener
New marine plywood bulkhead at mast station
New Oak deck beams
New marine plywood sub-deck with Dynel cloth overlay set in epoxy
Forward 2/3 of plank keel replaced
New planking including molded Oak sheer plank
New hood ends on garboard plank and #1 broad plank (6’) port and starboard
New marine plywood knees added at chain plate locations
New mast (last mast built by Frank McCaffery)
2019 Refit
Aft ½ of plank keel replaced
One new frame
Garboard planks and #1 broad planks replaced with full length planks port and starboard
Upper ½ of dead wood replaced
Ballast keel bolts (bronze) replaced
Additional structural fastening (bronze bolts) replaced as needed
New floor timbers (3)
New rudder
New cabin threshold and sole cleats
New chain plates and backing structure
Disclaimer
Brooklin Boat Yard offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice
Contact
For more information about this yacht, please contact John Maxwell.
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please contact John Maxwell.
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