Herreshoff H-20

Mystic, CT

Some people actually were able to sail their boats at the Wooden Boat Show.  This is a day-sailer, designed by Nathaniel Herreshoff, who designed a number of undefeated America's Cup yachts as well as other very successful sailboats.  He designed this particular boat as a replacement for one of his most successful boat designs, the H-12 1/2, but the boat was never built during his lifetime and the design sat for 80 years almost forgotten.   Today the boat is being made by the Bristol Boat Company, following the design created by "Capt. Nat" over 80 years ago.  You can read more about it here.