The Beverly Dinghy is an American sailing dinghy or rowboat that was designed by A. Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff and first built in 1953. The boat can be employed as a yacht tender.[1][2][3][4][5]

Beverly Dinghy
Development
DesignerA. Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff
LocationUnited States
Year1953
No. built500
Builder(s)Cape Cod Shipbuilding
Rolesailing dinghy-rowboat
NameBeverly Dinghy
Boat
Displacement207 lb (94 kg)
Draft1.30 ft (0.40 m) with centerboard down
Hull
Typemonohull
Constructionwood or fiberglass
LOA11.50 ft (3.51 m)
Beam4.50 ft (1.37 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typecenterboard
Rudder(s)transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typeCat rig
Sails
SailplanCatboat
Mainsail area66.00 sq ft (6.132 m2)
Total sail area66.00 sq ft (6.132 m2)

Production

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The design was built by Cape Cod Shipbuilding in the United States, starting in 1953. A total of 500 boats have been completed, but it is now out of production. The company has indicated that the molds are still available and that production could be restarted in response to a fleet order.[1][4][5][6][7]

Design

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The Beverly Dinghy is a recreational sailboat or rowing dinghy, originally built from wood, but later from fiberglass, with wooden spars and trim. It has a catboat rig, a plumb stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard. The sailing version displaces 207 lb (94 kg), while the rowboat model displaces 142 lb (64 kg).[1][4]

The sailing version has a draft of 1.30 ft (0.40 m) with the centerboard extended and 3 in (7.6 cm) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[1][4]

The design has two seats mounted across the beam.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Beverly Dinghy sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  2. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "A. Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  3. ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "A. Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Beverly Dinghy". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b c Cape Cod Shipbuilding (2022). "Beverly Dinghy". capecodshipbuilding.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  6. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Cape Cod Shipbuilding". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  7. ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Cape Cod Shipbuilding". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
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