Little Harbor 50
Description
The Little Harbor 50 is a premium, bluewater-capable cruiser designed by legendary American naval architect Ted Hood (founder of Little Harbor Yachts and pioneer in centerboard designs, Hood sails, and offshore yachts). Built by Little Harbor Yachts (hulls constructed in Taiwan by Lien Hwa or similar under Hood's supervision) starting in 1982, it was produced on a semi-custom basis in very limited numbers (exact count low, likely in the low dozens or fewer across variants, as Little Harbor yachts were always bespoke-oriented). It features solid fiberglass construction, a versatile keel/centerboard (keel/CB) setup for adjustable draft (shallow ~5.5 ft / 1.68 m board up for access/beaching, deep ~11.5 ft / 3.51 m board down for upwind performance), a powerful masthead sloop rig (some cutter configurations), skeg-hung or spade rudder for balanced tracking and protection, and a luxurious, traditional interior (typically 6–8 berths across multiple cabins with private heads, spacious saloon, galley, nav station, centerline aft cabin in many, and excellent headroom/storage).
Construction Details
| Designer | Ted Hood |
|---|---|
| Builder | Little Harbor Yachts |
| Length | 50.000 ft |
| LOA | 50.750 ft |
| LWL | 42.170 ft |
| Beam | 15.080 ft |
| Displacement | 43200 lb |
| Ballast | 18000 lb |
| Max Draft | 11.500 ft |
| Min Draft | 5.500 ft |
| Year Built | 1982 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 65.70 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 21.50 ft |
| p | 58.80 ft |
| e | 18.50 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65.70 ft | 21.50 ft | 58.80 ft | 18.50 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
Little Harbor 50 - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 58.8 ft - (17922 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 18.5 ft - (5639 mm) |
| Leech | * 60.91 ft - (18565 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88 ° |
| Diagonal | * 61.02 ft - (18599 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 4.5 in - (114 mm) |
| Area | * 554.473 ft² |
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Little Harbor 50 - JIBSAIL
| Luff | * 58.8 ft - (17922 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 18.5 ft - (5639 mm) |
| Leech | * 60.91 ft - (18565 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 88 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 61.02 ft - (18599 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4.5 ° |
| Area | * 683.81 ft² |
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Little Harbor 50 - GENOA
| Luff | * 58.8 ft - (17922 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 18.5 ft - (5639 mm) |
| Leech | * 60.91 ft - (18565 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 88 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 61.02 ft - (18599 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4.5 ° |
| Area | * 1058.91 ft² |
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Little Harbor 50 - ASYMMETRICAL
| Luff | * 58.8 ft - (17922 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 18.5 ft - (5639 mm) |
| Leech | * 60.91 ft - (18565 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 88 % |
| Area | * 1747.48 ft² |
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Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.
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