Nantucket Clippers: links, please?

Greenheart

Greenheart

Well-Known Member
Joined
29 Dec 2010
Messages
10,384
Visit site
I can't find as much information as I'd like, on these pretty boats. How many were built? How many are left? How does the rig affect performance, compared with Westerly's sloops of the period, which the hull and deck appear to resemble.

Are they a sound purchase in 2012, or prone to some elderly GRP rot?

Are the yawl rig and bowsprit only and exclusively an aesthetic benefit? Not that that isn't a good enough reason. :)
 
dancrane said:
I can't find as much information as I'd like, on these pretty boats. How many were built? How many are left? How does the rig affect performance, compared with Westerly's sloops of the period, which the hull and deck appear to resemble.

Are they a sound purchase in 2012, or prone to some elderly GRP rot?

Are the yawl rig and bowsprit only and exclusively an aesthetic benefit? Not that that isn't a good enough reason. :)
Click to expand...

Try the Halcyon owners assn
i was one of 3 who fitted out the first boat
i believe the owner was Noah :D
 
dancrane,

I remember finding the few Nantucket Clippers I came across rather slow, they do have a rather short waterline for 32'; maybe better heeled in a blow.

At least they have character...
 
dancrane said:
I can't find as much information as I'd like, on these pretty boats. How many were built? How many are left? How does the rig affect performance, compared with Westerly's sloops of the period, which the hull and deck appear to resemble.

Are they a sound purchase in 2012, or prone to some elderly GRP rot?

Are the yawl rig and bowsprit only and exclusively an aesthetic benefit? Not that that isn't a good enough reason. :)
Click to expand...

Can't give you anything definitive as we didn't buy the boat in the end but I look extensively over one a few years ago and spent a while with the owner. According to my reading at the time they sail very stably for a boat their size but won't win any downwind races.

I loved the snug feel of the cockpit and the reefing options of the sail plan. The accommodation was superb for a couple on a long sea voyage with narrow defensible spaces. But, for us the amount of inside and outside space for harbour living was way less than other boats of a similar size so we went for a more modern Beneteau I'm afraid. That sailed much faster but was twitchy as hell so lovely at anchor but a real pig crossing Biscay in flukey weather.
 
dancrane said:
I can't find as much information as I'd like, on these pretty boats. How many were built? How many are left? How does the rig affect performance, compared with Westerly's sloops of the period, which the hull and deck appear to resemble.

Are they a sound purchase in 2012, or prone to some elderly GRP rot?

Are the yawl rig and bowsprit only and exclusively an aesthetic benefit? Not that that isn't a good enough reason. :)
Click to expand...

http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=304383
 
As well as the reduce LWL, there is much less accom than the contemporary equivalent Westerlies. I always liked the look of them, but closer inspection made it a no contest with the Pentland I now have.
 
I love the Pentland, too. Must be the two-mast element. Ketch makes more sense than yawl, I'm sure. Not sure about the Pentland's lockers though, from your description of the grotty state of your smart sailing-club-visiting kit!

Archive photos of the Pentland, remind me of the Westerly reputation for failed headlining adhesive. Is there a one-stop cure for this? The yachts' ceilings often look very sad.
 
dancrane said:
Archive photos of the Pentland, remind me of the Westerly reputation for failed headlining adhesive. Is there a one-stop cure for this? The yachts' ceilings often look very sad.
Click to expand...

It is really a straight-forward DIY job. I did this headlining on my Centaur some twelve years ago and it is still as good as when I put it up. Since then, many owners have used the same system. There are some photos on the Westerly Owners Group on Yahoo.

1780872000.jpg


Headlining on Cyano CR1279
​

P.S. Sorry for slight thread drift. ;)
 
No problem, thread-drift is my middle name.

That looks like fantastic work work aboard Cyrano. If the job wasn't difficult to do, it's surprising how many examples don't seem to have enjoyed the same care and attention!

The old Swan 55 was a nice-looking yawl. I understood that yawls were just sloops whose flawed sail plan had left the centre of effort too far ahead of the centre of lateral resistance...so the builder adds a scrap of sail astern of the rudder post, to balance.

Not sure if this pic will open:

popup_swan.php


Damn. Not sure why it won't, either. Whatever the reason, yawls are very pretty. :)

55_05.htm
 
Last edited:
I always fancied one, they are a very pretty boat. Eventually went for a look around one that was for sale locally when I was thinking of changing. I was very disappointed with the interior volume, much smaller than my then Jaguar 27.
 
bikedaft said:
except narrower (at least compared with halcyon clipper 27)

pretty boats tho
Click to expand...

My Halcyon 27 must have shrunk:confused:

The Halcyon 27 clipper is the same beam as the Halcyon 27 @ 7'-8", the Nantucket Clipper is 9 foot beam.

There is details on the Offshore web site, address near the thread start, and the Offshore forum is available to discuss.

Brian
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Share this page

Top