HMCo #1270s [Unbuilt. Cancelled Frostbite Dinghy]
Particulars
Type: Potter Frostbite BO Dinghy
Designed by: Potter & Strawbridge
Not built, not assigned, cancelled, etc.: 1934 ?
Construction: Wood
LOA: 11' 5.75" (3.50m)
LWL: 11' 3.25" (3.44m)
Beam: 4' 7.5" (1.41m)
Draft: 0' 7.25" (0.18m)
Rig: Cat
Sail Area: 72sq ft (6.7sq m)
Displ.: 150 lbs (68 kg)
Centerboard: yes
Amount: N/A
Note(s) in HMCo Construction Record: Potter frostbiters (6) (doubtful if will build) Cancelled
Note: Particulars are primarily but not exclusively from the HMCo Construction Record. Supplementary information not from the Construction Record appears elsewhere in this record with a complete citation.
Model
Model location: N/A (Missing, nonexistant or unidentified model)
Vessels from this model:
26 built, modeled by Potter & Strawbridge
Note: This model is missing, is nonexistant or has not been identified. The number of vessels built from it is only an estimate based on similar features, such as dimensions, rig, machinery, etc.
Documents
Further Reading
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Anon. "Winner Announced in Dinghy Competition. Potter & Strawbridge's Design Chosen by Jurors from Twenty-seven Designs Submitted." Rudder Magazine, August 1934, p. 34-35. (1,129 kB)
Document is copyrighted: Yes. Design description of the winner of the Rudder contest for a frostbite dinghy. Profile, lines, construction plan. Twenty-six boats of this design were subsequently built by HMCo. -
Anon. "One-Design Frostbite Class Building." Rudder Magazine, November 1934, p. 23 (939 kB)
Document is copyrighted: Yes. Construction progress report. Owner names. Photo. Sailplan.
Supplement
Link to the Herreshoff Registry
The Herreshoff Registry, founded by Steve Nagy and later administered by Teeter Bibber, can be particularly useful for researching the provenance of Herreshoff-built sailing vessels. Permission to link to the Registry is gratefully acknowledged! Note: The Herreshoff Registry was offline in Spring of 2022. As a temporary measure here is a link to a backup file from January 2021. It is unclear how much the Registry has been updated since then.
Research Note(s)
"Dimensions (11 feet 5 3/4 inches by 11 feet 3 1/4 inches, by 4 feet 7 1/2 inches and a draft of 7 1/4 inches) from Anon. 'One-Design Frostbite Class Building.' Rudder, November 1934, p. 23." (Source: van der Linde, Claas. June 12, 2014.)
"[Sail area 72sqft.]" (Source: Rudder Magazine, November 1934, p. 23.)
"[Displacement (150lbs).]" (Source: Skahill, Thomas. "A Winning Frostbite Design." WoodenBoat, July / August 1988, p. 42.)
Note: Research notes contain information about a vessel that is often random and unedited but has been deemed useful for future research.
Herreshoff Catalogue Raisonné.
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