Haven 12 1/2

Haven 12 1/2 cockpitHaven 12 1/2 deckPeter Clapp prepares to lower the headsail of this Haven 12 1/2 we built at his boat shop in Spruce Head, Maine.

The Haven 12 1/2 is Joel White's modification of Nathanael Herreshoff's popular daysailer from 1914. This one has molded teak sheer strakes, a teak transom, and a tabernacle rig for short bridges. Paul Mullen and I built this boat with Peter Clapp at his Star Boat Company in St. George, Maine.