Haven 12 1/2 (Marconi Rig)
Description
The Haven 12½ with Marconi (Bermudan) rig, designed by Joel White in 1976, is a 15′10″ keel/centerboard daysailer that brilliantly updates Nathanael Herreshoff’s classic 1914 12½-footer for modern single-handed sailing. Retaining the original’s sweet sheer, graceful overhangs, and full keel profile, it replaces the traditional gaff rig with a high-aspect fractional Bermudan sloop (140 sq ft) on a spruce or aluminum mast, giving noticeably better windward performance, simpler rigging, and quicker sail handling while preserving the boat’s timeless appearance. With a beam of 6′1″, 9″ draft board-up, and only 1,500 lbs. displacement, she is stiff, surprisingly fast (regularly planes on a reach), and able to float in inches of water, yet she carries four adults in comfort and remains one of the most beloved and widely built small wooden sailboats in the world.
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Blueprints
Sails
Haven 12 1/2 (Marconi Rig) - MAINSAIL
| Luff | 18.75 ft - (5715 mm) |
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| Foot | 11.5 ft - (3505 mm) |
| Leech | * 19.99 ft - (6093 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 79.7 ° |
| Diagonal | 20.167 ft - (6147 mm) |
| Head (inches) | 3.5 in - (89 mm) |
| Area | * 108.41 ft² |
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Haven 12 1/2 (Marconi Rig) - JIBSAIL
| Luff | 12 ft - (3658 mm) |
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| Foot | 4.58 ft - (1396 mm) |
| Leech | 10.5 ft - (3200 mm) |
| Length Perpendicular | * 3.97 ft - (1210 mm) |
| Area | * 23.83 ft² |
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