S&S Indian Harbor Arrow Sailboats for Sale

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull Type

Monohull · bulb

Rig

Fractional Sloop

LOA

18' · 5.49 m

Disp.

1,425 lbs · 646 kg

First year

1946

The Indian Harbor Arrow, identified as Design No. 642 by the legendary naval architecture firm Sparkman & Stephens, represents a refined chapter in the postWWII era of American onedesign racing. Commissioned specifically for the members of the Indian Harbor Yacht Club in Greenwich, Connecticut, the Arrow was envisioned as a robust, fixedkeel daysailer capable of handling the variable chops of Long Island Sound while providing a "big boat" feel in an 18foot package. Built by the Thomas Knutson Shipbuilding Corporation in Halesite, New York, these vessels benefited from the yard’s transition from wartime military production back to highend yachting craftsmanship. The Arrow was designed to be more stable and forgiving than the lighter centerboarders popular at the time, such as the Lightning, making it an ideal platform for both club racing and coastal daysailing.