Selected Restorations
DORIS, 1905, Cutter, 77.6′ LOA
Herreshoff Manufacturing Co – HMCo #625
Built in Bristol, Rhode Island, DORIS was one of the earliest significant yachts designed to the Universal Rule and is the largest all-wood sailing yacht built by Herreshoff Manufacturing Co. She is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is undergoing a complete restoration at Snediker Yacht Restoration.
NEITH, 1907, Flush Deck Cruising Sloop, 61′ LOA
Herreshoff Manufacturing Co – HMCo #665
Designed by Nathanael G. Herreshoff and built in Bristol, Rhode Island, NEITH was commissioned in 1907 for Dr. Edward K. Dunham, Herreshoff’s personal physician. Originally launched as a twin-headed gaff-rigged sloop, she was later converted to a yawl for transatlantic voyaging and completed a celebrated crossing to England in 1921. NEITH has remained an active sailing yacht for more than a century and continues to race in classic regattas in New England. Snediker Yacht Restoration has cared for and restored NEITH for many years, including major structural and deck work completed in 2014.
ARION, 1951, KETCH, 42 LOA
Sidney DeWolfe Herreshoff Designer, Built by Bill Dyer Anchorage Inc
Designed by Sidney DeWolfe Herreshoff and built by The Anchorage in Warren, Rhode Island, ARION was a pioneering fiberglass yacht and is recognized as the first large fiberglass auxiliary sailing yacht built in the United States. Her design nevertheless began with traditional Herreshoff methods, including a carved half-hull model. Snediker Yacht Restoration undertook a major restoration that included the hull, interior and galley, systems and engine, a new deckhouse, spars, and the fabrication of period-appropriate bronze hardware.
RUNE, 1955, YAWL, 38′ LOA
Aage Nielsen Designer, Built by Paul E Luke
Designed by K. Aage Nielsen and built by master shipwright Paul E. Luke in East Boothbay, Maine, RUNE is a 38.5-foot wooden yawl launched in 1955. An active classic yacht, she recently underwent significant structural restoration at Snediker Yacht Restoration, including replacement of her horn timber and sternpost.
KID, 1902, AMERICAN YACHT CLUB RACEABOUT
BB Crowninshield Designer, Built by Rice Brothers
Designed by B.B. Crowninshield and built by Rice Bros. Corp. in 1902, THE KID is the last surviving example of the American Yacht Club One-Design Raceabout class. She was originally built for yachtsman Oliver Harriman Jr. and later became a successful Long Island Sound racer under Clifford D. Mallory, who sailed her as CLIPHORA. Following an extensive restoration by Snediker Yacht Restoration, KID (Ex THE KID) returned to the water and to active sailing.