SparHawk
SparHawk, Katherine M., Beaver Pond 
SparHawk, Katherine M., Beaver Pond 
SparHawk, Katherine M., Beaver Pond 
SparHawk between my personal boat Harry and Harry’s half-decked sister, Katrina, Saint Michael’s 
SparHawk at The WoodenBoat Show, Southwest Harbor 
SparHawk sailing, Southwest Harbor 
SparHawk, rigging on Launching Day 
SparHawk in the snow, Wallkill 
SparHawk in the snow, Wallkill 
SparHawk Lines Plan & Offsets 
SparHawk, Sail Plan & Deck Plan
SparHawk is perhaps my favorite.
To paraphrase L. Francis Herreshoff,
Our enjoyment of a boat is
inversely proportional to their size.
A sailing canoe is the ultimate example.
One thing unlocks their potential;
we need to be limber enough to get up on the rail.
They can be sailed sitting down, but if you can sit up
on the rail, it’s a whole other experience!
Enjoying a long weekend together at the St. Michael’s Maritime Museum with two fine early clients of mine and their boats.
SparHawk‘s design was influenced by the only boat
I ever built I hadn’t designed,
Ian Oughtred’s MacGregor.
SparHawk shares the rig
and leeboard attached to a lanyard
Oughtred uses on his boats.
SparHawk has a glued lapstrake hull with a plywood deck.
Dimensions:
- LBP 15′ – 11″
- LWL 15′ – 0″
- Beam 2′ – 9″
- Draft 0′ – 6″
Sail Area:
- Main 60 sq. ft.
- Mizzen 17 sq. ft.
- Total 77 sq. ft.
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