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BULL'S EYE
Built by Cape Cod Shipbuilding Co. (USA)
• Designed by Nat Herreshoff
General Information
Hull Type:
Long keel w/trans. hung rudder
Rigging Type:
Fractional Sloop
Construction:
Wood/FG
First Built:
1914
Dimensions
Length Overall (LOA):
4.79 m
Length Waterline (LWL):
3.83 m
Beam:
1.78 m
Draft (Max):
0.74 m
Weight & Ballast
Displacement:
612 kg
Ballast:
340 kg
Ballast Type:
Lead
Sail Plan
Foresail Area:
4.74 m²
Mainsail Area:
9.68 m²
Total Sail Area (calculated):
14.42 m²
Sail Area (reported):
13.01 m²
I (Fore Triangle Height):
5.18 m
J (Fore Triangle Base):
1.83 m
P (Mainsail Hoist):
5.87 m
E (Boom Length):
3.30 m
Engine & Systems
Performance Ratios
Hull Speed:
4.75 knots
SA/Displacement (Calculated):
20.00
SA/Displacement (Reported):
18.38
Ballast/Disp Ratio:
55.56%
Displacement/Length:
304.17
Comfort Ratio:
14.74
Capsize Screening:
2.11
S-Number:
1.95
Notes
Originally designed and built by Nat Herreshoff of wood in 1914 and called the HERRESHOFF BULL'S EYE. In 1938 she was modified with an above transom tiller, and named The FISHERS ISLAND SOUND BULL'S EYE.