26' Crowninshield Dark Harbor 17 1/2 (1915) - DASHAWAY

The Dark Harbor 17 1/2 is a 25 ft 10 in long class of sailboat designed by B.B.Crowninshield in 1908 as a daysailer and racer.[1]

The mainsail is gaff rigged, with a jib that attaches to the masthead and bow. The displacement hull has a full keel hull with lead ballast and classic lines. It has a 25 ft 10 in length overall and a waterline length of 17 1/2 ft. Construction is caravel planking over steam bent frames.
The class was adopted by the Tarratine Yacht Club in Dark Harbor on the island of Islesboro, which renamed the boat the Dark Harbor 17 1/2