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THETIS
Builder Name:
Sheldon K. Hines
This sloop is an Ebihen 16. I built it using plans from French naval architect Francois Vivier and a kit from Hewes & Co., Blue Hill ME. The kit was comprised of CNC-cut Okume plywood.
SALLY
Year Built:
1927-1928
Hello, my name is SALLY. I am a Ten-Meter class sloop. The ten meters are not my length but a formula that has to do with several of my dimensions. It’s a design rule that became popular in the 1920s so skippers didn't have to argue about handicaps.
SUNDANCE II
SUNDANCE II was built in 1975 at a yard in Essex, CT on lines from Nathanael Herreshoff’s sailing dinghy GARYOWEN [1926], which was in turn drawn after Design #568 [1901], “Colonia Sailing Dinghy.” In the late 1970’s SUNDANCE II was transferred to a series of museums where she fell into disrepai