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1984 Herreshoff NEREIA 36'

$15,000

San Diego, California

Year 1984

Make Herreshoff

Model NEREIA 36'

Category Ketch

Length 36

Posted Over 1 Month

She boasts modern rigging for weekend sails or race regattas and can be handled with minimal crew. All modern navigation electronics and instrumentation for proper sail trim and safe passage. The seller has fitted her with autopilot controls. Icebox not working. The propane line to the stove has been disconnected due to not using. Stock #309183 36' Wooden Ketch, L. Francis Herreshoff Nereia design. Maintained by a local Shipwright. Beautiful and fast. Modern electronics including Auto pilot She hails home to Americas Cup Harbor in San Diego, California. Designed by the renowned Naval Architect Herreshoff who was successful in producing contending yachts in America's Cup Yacht Races. This 1984 Herreshoff Nereia 36 is sail-ready. Herreshoff was a naval architect who stepped away from his "H-class" models and designed the Nereia which is a class in itself that is designed for a class of speed but holding to the functionality of the yacht for a family outing. She has a low profile free-board creating a dynamic appearance for speed and a sail plan for best windward performance to succeed in the weekend races. Yet, she is functional above and below deck space for the coastal sails and family weekend stay out to the Channel Islands. This vessel was modeled after a yester-year design but she is equipped with modern technology and rigging. She is cared for and maintained by the current seller with no resistance or deferred maintenance. The seller uses her as a daily sailer and local sporting regattas. She is owned by a hobby shipwright who does not defer any order of maintenance and constantly has kept her "ship-shape", the owner confirms. She measures with the bow sprit 44'-10" length. Reason for selling is no longer used.

1970 Herreshoff Nereia

$97,500

Annapolis, Maryland

Year 1970

Make Herreshoff

Model Nereia

Category Cruiser Boats

Length 37'

Posted Over 1 Month

1970 Herreshoff Nereia "Native" is a classic Herreshoff Nereia design in original configuration. The designer L.Francis Herreshoff was possibly the most famous designer of clipper bowed ketches from 33' to 77'. His most famous ketch design is "Ticonderoga". Herreshoff designed the Nereia class around 1948 and personally supervised the build of "Native" at the yard of Alain Vaitses in Mattapoisit Massachussets where she was completed in 1970. Vaitses was originally trained and employed in the Herreshoff manufacturing company in Bristol RI. The Vaitses yard in MA probably built more Herreshoff ketches than any other yard. He and L.Francis Herreshoff worked on many projects together. The original owner named her "Alaria of Boston" and had her specified and built to very high standards. She was sailed mostly in New England waters but also made many trips to the Bahamas. In 1998 she was bought by Master Shipwright Peter Boudreau who built Pride of Baltimore I and II, the schooner Virginia as well as many other large wooden vessels. Native arrived in the Chesapeake Bay in 1998 and has been sailing in the bay ever since. The current owner has been sailing her out of Deltaville since 2005. She is a boat that has been lovingly maintained. Recent upgrades include:New Main Mast 2011New Tri color masthead light 2011New Rudder 2009New Chainplates - 2011New Garmin GPS and Radar - 2013New Radio 2012New Tiller 2009