Halsey Chase Herreshoff (born 1933) is a

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of production and custom yachts, sailor and former president of Herreshoff Marine Museum. At the museum he and Edward duMoulin founded the America's Cup Hall of Fame in 1992. Halsey is son of

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(1886–1977) and Rebecca Chase (; 1894–1991) and the grandson of the famous Nathanael Greene Herreshoff (1848–1938). As several before him in the Herreshoff family he studied Naval Architecture. At

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he finished a bachelor's degree and later a master's at

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. In the

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he achieved rank of

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before he started as a Naval Architect at the Bethlehem Steel Company and as a teacher at MIT. Halsey was involved in politics and was the elected chief executive officer ( Town Administrator) in

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Town Council,

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from 1986 to 1994. As a yacht designer his

Herreshoff Freedom 40 Herreshoff may refer to: * Herreshoff (surname), a German surname * Herreshoff (automobile), any of three models of automobile built by the U.S. manufacturer Herreshoff Motor Company, 1909–14 * '' Herreshoff Bull's Eye'' * Herreshoff Castle, an ...

design led to a line of Herreshoff ketches from 27 to 45 feet and changed the way the world felt about un-stayed masts. Halsey might be best known for his career as an

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sailor, having served on many cup defenders of the

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Era, first as bowman on ''Columbia'' in 1958 and concluding as navigator on ''Liberty'' in 1983. But perhaps his greatest contribution to sailing has been his development of the America's Cup Hall of Fame at the Herreshoff Marine Museum.

Designs

Halsey Chase Herreshoff's sailboat designs: *

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Bristol 22 Caravel The Bristol Caravel 22, sometimes called the Bristol 22 Caravel, Sailstar Caravel, or just the Caravel 22, is an American Trailer sailer, trailerable sailboat that was designed by Halsey Chase Herreshoff as a Cruising (maritime), cruiser and fi ...

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Bristol 29 Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in ...

Bristol 29.9 The Bristol 29.9 is an American sailboat that was designed by Halsey Chase Herreshoff as a Midget Offshore Racing Class and International Offshore Rule racer and first built in 1977.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North ...

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Chrysler 20 The Chrysler 20 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Halsey Herreshoff and first built in 1977.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 91. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. Production ...

Chrysler 22 The Chrysler 22 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Halsey Herreshoff and first built in 1975.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 92. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. Production ...

Chrysler 26 The Chrysler 26 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Halsey Herreshoff as a cruiser and first built in 1977. Production The design was built by Chrysler Marine in the United States, starting in 1977, but it is now out o ...

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Freedom 40 AC Freedom is understood as either having the ability to act or change without constraint or to possess the power and resources to fulfill one's purposes unhindered. Freedom is often associated with liberty and autonomy in the sense of "giving on ...

Freedom 44 Freedom is understood as either having the ability to act or change without constraint or to possess the power and resources to fulfill one's purposes unhindered. Freedom is often associated with liberty and autonomy in the sense of "giving on ...

* Herreshoff 27 *

Herreshoff 31 The Herreshoff 31, also called the Cat Ketch 31, is an American sailboat that was designed by Halsey Chase Herreshoff as a cruiser and first built in 1979.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', p ...

* Herreshoff 37 *

Herreshoff 38 Herreshoff may refer to: * Herreshoff (surname), a German surname * Herreshoff (automobile), any of three models of automobile built by the U.S. manufacturer Herreshoff Motor Company, 1909–14 * ''Herreshoff Bull's Eye'' * Herreshoff Castle, an un ...

* Herreshoff 45 *

Herreshoff America The Herreshoff America, also called the Herreshoff America 18, is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Halsey Chase Herreshoff as a cruiser and first built in 1971.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboa ...

Herreshoff Eagle The Herreshoff Eagle, also called the Herreshoff Eagle 21, is an American Trailer sailer, trailerable sailboat that was designed by Halsey Chase Herreshoff as a Cruising (maritime), cruiser and first built in 1976.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's ...

* Herreshoff H-26 *

Herreshoff Scout Herreshoff may refer to: * Herreshoff (surname), a German surname * Herreshoff (automobile), any of three models of automobile built by the U.S. manufacturer Herreshoff Motor Company, 1909–14 * ''Herreshoff Bull's Eye'' * Herreshoff Castle, an un ...

Horizon Cat 20 The Com-Pac Horizon Cat, also called the Horizon Cat 20, is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Halsey Herreshoff as cruiser and first built in 2002.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 29. ...

Horizon Day Cat 20 The horizon is the apparent line that separates the surface of a celestial body from its sky when viewed from the perspective of an observer on or near the surface of the relevant body. This line divides all viewing directions based on whether ...

* Sailstar 26 *

Starwind 22 The Starwind 22 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Halsey Herreshoff as a cruiser and first built in 1982.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 207. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ...

* Ticon 30 * Tmi 26 * Tmi 30

References

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