 Class symbol | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Nathanael Greene Herreshoff |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1914 |
| No. built | 2,000 wood, 800 fiberglass (1994) |
| Builder(s) | Herreshoff Manufacturing Company Quincy Adams Yacht Yard Cape Cod Shipbuilding |
| Name | Herreshoff Bull's Eye |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 1,350 lb (612 kg) |
| Draft | 2.42 ft (0.74 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | wood and laterfiberglass |
| LOA | 15.71 ft (4.79 m) |
| LWL | 12.52 ft (3.82 m) |
| Beam | 5.83 ft (1.78 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | long keel |
| Ballast | 750 lb (340 kg) |
| Rudder | keel-mountedrudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 17.00 ft (5.18 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 6.00 ft (1.83 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 19.25 ft (5.87 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 10.83 ft (3.30 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Fractional riggedsloop |
| Mainsail area | 104.24 sq ft (9.684 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 51.00 sq ft (4.738 m2) |
| Spinnaker area | 100.00 sq ft (9.290 m2) |
| Total sail area | 155.24 sq ft (14.422 m2) |
TheHerreshoff Bull's Eye orBullseye, is anAmericantrailerablesailboat that was designed byNathanael Greene Herreshoff and first built in 1914.[1][2][3]
The design is derived from theHerreshoff 12½ and was later developed into theHerreshoff Goldeneye.[4][5]
The design was originally built out of wood by theHerreshoff Manufacturing Company in theUnited States. In 1938 the design was given an above-transom tiller and renamed the Fishers Island Sound Bull's Eye. It was also built at theQuincy Adams Yacht Yard, inQuincy, Massachusetts. In 1947 the rights were purchased byCape Cod Shipbuilding and a newfiberglass version, called the Cape Cod Bull's Eye, was created by the original designer's son,A. Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff. This model includes acuddy cabin and a modernmarconi rig withaluminum spars.[1][3][4][6][7][8][9]
While the deck and rigging has changed over the production run of more than 100 years, the hull design has remained the same.[1]
By 1994, 2,000 wooden boats had been built, plus 800 from fiberglass. The design remains in production.[3][4]
The Bull's Eye is a recreationalkeelboat, built predominantly of wood and later offiberglass, withteak wood trim. It has afractionalsloop rig, a spoonedraked stem, a rakedtransom, akeel-mountedrudder controlled by atiller and a fixed longkeel. It displaces 1,350 lb (612 kg) and carries 750 lb (340 kg) of lead ballast.[1][3]
The boat has a draft of 2.42 ft (0.74 m) with the standard keel. Buoyancy tanks are installed in the bow and under the cockpit floor for safety. In post 1947 models a cuddy cabin is provided for stowage, in addition to thelazarette, which is accessed via a teak hatch.[1]
For sailing the design is equipped with a self-tending 30 sq ft (2.8 m2)jib, or a 60 sq ft (5.6 m2)genoa and may use a 100.00 sq ft (9.290 m2)spinnaker.[1][3]
The boat has a factory option of atrailer that may be used for ground transportation.[4]
The design is supported by an active class club, the Bullseye Class Association and is raced inFlorida,Maine,Massachusetts,New Jersey, as well as on the waters ofLong Island Sound.[3][10]
In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood described the boat as, "a New England classic, designed stiff and heavy for the short, choppy seas ofBuzzards Bay."[3]
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