Herreshoff Fish Sailboats for Sale

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull Type

Monohull · long

Rig

Gaffhead Sloop

LOA

20.75' · 6.32 m

Disp.

2,976 lbs · 1,350 kg

First year

1916

The Herreshoff Fish Class represents a significant evolutionary step in the lineage of "small boats" designed by Nathanael Greene Herreshoff. Commissioned in 1916 by the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, the Fish was conceived as a larger, more robust successor to the iconic Herreshoff 12½. While the 12½ was optimized for the choppy waters of Buzzards Bay, the Fish Class—measuring 20 feet 9 inches overall with a 16foot waterline—was engineered to handle the deeper swells and varied conditions of Long Island Sound. The design carries the hallmark "Captain Nat" silhouette: a graceful spoon bow, an elegant counter stern, and a deep, fullkeel hull form that provides exceptional stability for a vessel of its size. Historically, each hull was named after a specific species of marine life (e.g., Grampus, Shark, Marlin), a tradition that persists among restorers and modern owners today.