1987 Landing School 16' (4.88 m) Haven 12 1/2 Gaff Sloop
Brooklin, Maine, United States
PEARL
PEARL 1987, Landing School / Haven 12 ½ with trailer Asking Price: $18,000 / Location: Brooklin, Maine
- Daysailers
- Sail
- Used
- Other
- Wood Hull
- HIN/IMO: LKS00069H787
Vessel ID# Last Updated: 2025-10-07 12:44:17
Description
Joel White’s adaptation of Herreshoff’s famous design in the 1980s sought to maintain the look of the original while reducing the draft by a foot allowing their owners to adventure further into the shallows under sail and keep their shorts dry when wading ashore.
Joel’s Herreshoff 12 ½ Shadow, built in 1930 the same year he was born, came into his ownership at the age of 13 and never left his livery such was his admiration for the design. The resulting (Haven 12 ½) adaptation is a boat with identical profile above the water, overall displacement, and of course the namesake 12 ½ ft waterline on a hull that remains 16ft long.
Remarkably the center of buoyancy and stability are the same as the original design, a feat accomplished through the use of a centerboard that goes down through a slot in the 583lb lead keel, increasing the draft from 18” up to 36” when lowered. Some modifications to measurements were made across the design, but only the most discerning eye can spot these changes in the flesh.
In the words of the designer himself:
“Let the credit for the excellence of these boats go where it is due – to the Wizard of Bristol, N.G. Herreshoff” —Joel White
Brewer Yacht Sales is pleased to assist you in the purchase of this vessel. This boat is centrally listed by Brooklin Boat Yard. It is offered as a convenience by this broker/dealer to its clients and is not intended to convey direct representation of a particular vessel
Specifications
HIN/IMO: LKS00069H787
LOA: 16' (4.88 Meters)
Type: Sail- Used
Year: 1987
Fuel Type: Other
Hull Material: Wood
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Full Details
Principle Dimensions and Information
Principle Dimensions and Information
Designer: Joel White
Builder: Landing School
Year Built: 1987
LOA: 15.92’
LWL: 12.50’
Beam: 6.08’
Draft (min): 1.42’
Draft (Max) 3.33’
Displacement: 1,000 lbs.
Ballast: 583 lbs.
Sail Area: 155 Sq. Ft.
Rig Type: Gaff-headed Sloop
Hull, Deck and Cockpit Construction
Hull, Deck and Cockpit Construction
Traditional plank-on-frame hull construction
Topsides have painted (White) finish
Bottom anti-fouling painted (Green) finish
Cedar planking over White Oak frames
Bronze fastening
White Oak stem, keelson, keel deadwood, horn timber, floors, frames, sheer clamp and centerboard trunk logs
External keel / ballast
Marine plywood and fiberglass weighted centerboard
Varnished Mahogany molded sheer-strake
Varnished Mahogany toe rails
Varnished Mahogany transom
Varnished Mahogany cockpit coamings and cockpit seats
Bare Teak cockpit sole
Varnished Mahogany aft side decks
Aft and foredeck of marine plywood subdeck overlaid with painted (Buff) canvas.
Tongue and grove Cedar forward and aft bulkheads with painted (White) finish
Marine plywood centerboard trunk sides with Mahogany trunk ends, logs and cap
Centerboard trunk sides, logs and ends have a painted (White) finish.
Center board cap has painted (Buff) finish
NOTE: Over the winter of 2024-25 Brooklin Boat Yard rebedded and refastened the centerboard trunk sides, ends and cap and also constructed and installed a new weighted centerboard of epoxy sealed marine plywood with InterProtect epoxy barrier coat and anti-fouling paint (Green) finish. Also, over the same winter several bottom plank seams were recaulked. All of the above allowed for a clean and dry bilge for the summer of 2025
Deck Hardware
Deck Hardware
Bronze stem iron
Bronze jib club hook
Cast Bronze bow chocks
Bronze bow cleat
Bronze oar lock sockets on cockpit coamings port and starboard
Bronze deck fitting for boom crutch on aft deck
Bronze stern cleats port and starboard side decks aft
Spars and Rigging
Spars and Rigging
Sitka Spruce mast, boom, gaff and jib club
Steamed Oak mast hoops
1x19 Stainless steel wire standing rigging (shrouds and headstay) with Bronze turnbuckle adjusters. Bronze stem iron and chain plates
3-Strand Dacron running rigging (sheets and halyards)
Bronze running rigging turning blocks for halyards and sheets
Bronze dead-end pad eye, turning block and cleat for jib sheet
Bronze mast partner
Bronze halyard cleats on forward bulkhead
Bronze centerboard pennant cleat on centerboard cap
Bronze main sheet cleat on centerboard cap
Bronze main sheet traveler on transom
Sails and Canvas
Sails and Canvas
Gamble and Hunter main sail
Gamble and Hunter jib
Canvas cockpit / sail cover
Steering
Steering
Keel hung rudder
Epoxy-sealed marine plywood and solid mahogany constructed rudder.
Bronze pintals and gudgeons
Varnished Ash tiller
Additional Equipment
Additional Equipment
2018, Venture single-axle trailer
Custom varnished laminated Spruce boom crutch
Painted (White) scissors-style boom crutch
Danforth anchor with chain and rode
Thirsty-Mate manual bilge pump
Bilge sponge (1ea)
Docking fender (1ea)
Miscellaneous dock lines
Oar (1ea)
Telescoping aluminum boat hook (1ea)
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