"Coquina"
 Completed the replica of  N.G. Herreshoff's two masted  16' 8"  day sailer COQUINA
 Planking is King Billy pine, with Huon pine and Celery Top pine backbone .
She is rigged as a  gaff cat ketch, same as the original. (photo below)
Handing over of Coquina
We have passed  "Coquina" to her new owner.
Her sea trials were on the 14th February. She sailed beautifully. She did everything expected
of her. We could not find a fault.

Bow shot of Coquina



Sailing windward Coquina



Deck shot of Coquina.





Coquina in 1919

Photo and information taken from Woodenboat Magazine No 84. October1988.  Pg40
COQUINA sailing off Prudence Island in 1919. She was built for NGH in 1889 as an easy to get underway day sailer.COQUINA stayed with the Herreshoffs for nearly 50 years until the 1938 hurricane destroyed her.
COQUINA steers with a rope instead of a tiller,that rope being connected to the rudder blade by means of small tackles from the corners of the transom.
Charles Davis did  a beautiful job on COQUINA holding faithful to her delicate scantlings 5/16 lapstrake cedar planking. 11/16"square steam-bent frames. 5/16" brass centre board,and a moulded mahogany sheerstrake finished bright. Stripped  the hull weighed only 275 lbs..
All HMCo yacht tenders were shaped pretty much like COQUINA, with plumb stems and raking transoms.

Nathanael Greene Herrseshoff 1848-1938
Decking completed


Coquina with water line.
Preparing for deck.

Deck frames in place

Preparing the water line.


Transom view


Side view of Coquina

risers being fitted
Inside view.
Ribbing Coquina

Fitting the garboard
 The garboard fitted
Second plank fitted.
 Second plank aft

Inner and outer stem
 Transom and molds set up


Click here to return to home page