| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | A. Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff andNathanael Greene Herreshoff |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1959 |
| Builder | Cape Cod Shipbuilding |
| Role | Day sailer-cruiser |
| Name | Herreshoff Goldeneye |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 2,500 lb (1,134 kg) |
| Draft | 3.00 ft (0.91 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 18.25 ft (5.56 m) |
| LWL | 15.83 ft (4.82 m) |
| Beam | 6.33 ft (1.93 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | long keel |
| Ballast | 1,320 lb (599 kg) |
| Rudder | keel-mountedrudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 24.90 ft (7.59 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 7.70 ft (2.35 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 22.80 ft (6.95 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 9.60 ft (2.93 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 109.44 sq ft (10.167 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 95.87 sq ft (8.907 m2) |
| Total sail area | 205.31 sq ft (19.074 m2) |
TheHerreshoff Goldeneye is an Americantrailerablesailboat, designed as aday sailer andcruiser and first built in 1959. The hull lines were designed byNathanael Greene Herreshoff and the rig byA. Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
The boat is based on Nathanael Greene Herreshoff's 1914 design, theBull's Eye and is Herreshoff's design No. 1133.[7]
The design has been built byCape Cod Shipbuilding in the United States, since 1959, and remains in production.[1][6][7][8][9]
The Goldeneye is a recreationalkeelboat, built predominantly offiberglass, with wood trim. It has amasthead sloop rig; aplumb stem with abowsprit; a raised counter, angledtransom; akeel-mountedrudder controlled by atiller, a self-bailing cockpit and a fixed longkeel. It displaces 2,500 lb (1,134 kg) and carries 1,320 lb (599 kg) of lead ballast.[1][6][7]
The boat has a draft of 3.00 ft (0.91 m) with the standard keel. It has a smallcuddy cabin, with sleeping accommodation for two people and an optional portablehead.[1][6][7]
The boat is optionally fitted with a smalloutboard motor for docking and maneuvering. Sails, lifelines, acradle, aboat trailer and a compass are also all additional-cost options.[7]
For sailing the design may be equipped with a range ofjibs,genoas and a symmetricalspinnaker.[1][6]
The design has ahull speed of 5.33 kn (9.87 km/h).[6]
