Cactus Cowboy
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This ad has the name misspelled, but this small gaff-rigged keelboat designed by Nathanael Greene Herreshoff is a classic... Herreshoff was an interesting guy too, you can Google his name and see some very elegant yacht designs, including a series of undefeated America's Cup defenders (1893-1920). The C/L ad says 1920, but this particular design actually dates back to 1914, or the beginning of WWI. I was checking the ads on C/L just in case I wind up living aboard a boat, and I saw this American classic... definitely worth posting here so site members can appreciate her lines. I'm throwing in a video which offers a closer look at the boat. If I had the money, I'd bag this rare and elegant craft, just gotta watch the rocks & shoals with that keel, aye?
Herrishoff 12 &1/2 - boats - by owner - marine sale
Edit: Holy Cr@p!!! I just read that Herreshoff designed and built a catamaran in 1876, and the craft performed so well in the Centennial Regatta of the New York Yacht Club that catamarans were barred from "regular sailing classes" right up till the 1970s... there's some nautical history for ya, LOL. This guy was totally on the cutting edge of innovative yacht design... while photographs of Cup racers like Reliance & Defender are absolutely gorgeous. Gotta admire the elegance of Herreshoff designs, he didn't build too many ugly boats, LOL.
Herrishoff 12 &1/2 - boats - by owner - marine sale
Edit: Holy Cr@p!!! I just read that Herreshoff designed and built a catamaran in 1876, and the craft performed so well in the Centennial Regatta of the New York Yacht Club that catamarans were barred from "regular sailing classes" right up till the 1970s... there's some nautical history for ya, LOL. This guy was totally on the cutting edge of innovative yacht design... while photographs of Cup racers like Reliance & Defender are absolutely gorgeous. Gotta admire the elegance of Herreshoff designs, he didn't build too many ugly boats, LOL.
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