Engineering:Herreshoff Goldeneye

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Herreshoff Goldeneye
Development
DesignerA. Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff and Nathanael Greene Herreshoff
LocationUnited States
Year1959
Builder(s)Cape Cod Shipbuilding
RoleDay sailer-cruiser
Boat
Boat weight2,500 lb (1,134 kg)
Draft3.00 ft (0.91 m)
Hull
Typemonohull
Constructionfiberglass
LOA18.25 ft (5.56 m)
LWL15.83 ft (4.82 m)
Beam6.33 ft (1.93 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typelong keel
Ballast1,320 lb (599 kg)
Rudder(s)keel-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
I (foretriangle height)24.90 ft (7.59 m)
J (foretriangle base)7.70 ft (2.35 m)
P (mainsail luff)22.80 ft (6.95 m)
E (mainsail foot)9.60 ft (2.93 m)
Sails
Sailplanmasthead sloop
Mainsail area109.44 sq ft (10.167 m2)
Jib/genoa area95.87 sq ft (8.907 m2)
Total sail area205.31 sq ft (19.074 m2)

The Herreshoff Goldeneye is an American trailerable sailboat, designed as a day sailer and cruiser and first built in 1959. The hull lines were designed by Nathanael Greene Herreshoff and the rig by A. Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

The boat is based on Nathanael Greene Herreshoff's 1914 design, the Bull's Eye and is Herreshoff's design No. 1133.[7]

Production

The design has been built by Cape Cod Shipbuilding in the United States, since 1959, and remains in production.[1][6][7][8][9]

Design

The Goldeneye is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig; a plumb stem with a bowsprit; a raised counter, angled transom; a keel-mounted rudder controlled by a tiller, a self-bailing cockpit and a fixed long keel. It displaces 2,500 lb (1,134 kg) and carries 1,320 lb (599 kg) of lead ballast.[1][6][7]

The boat has a draft of 3.00 ft (0.91 m) with the standard keel. It has a small cuddy cabin, with sleeping accommodation for two people and an optional portable head.[1][6][7]

The boat is optionally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. Sails, lifelines, a cradle, a boat trailer and a compass are also all additional-cost options.[7]

For sailing the design may be equipped with a range of jibs, genoas and a symmetrical spinnaker.[1][6]

The design has a hull speed of 5.33 kn (9.87 km/h).[6]

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