Little Harbor 63
Description
The Little Harbor 63 is a premium, bluewater-capable luxury cruiser designed by legendary American naval architect Ted Hood (founder of Little Harbor Yachts and renowned for innovative centerboard designs, Hood sails, and offshore-capable yachts). Built by Little Harbor Yachts (hulls constructed in Taiwan by Lien Hwa or similar under Hood's supervision) primarily in the late 1980s (e.g., 1987 examples like Karuna, Corsair, Final Furlong, and Tuatara), production was extremely limited—likely in the low single digits to low teens (exact numbers not widely published, but consistent with Little Harbor's semi-custom, low-volume ethos; sources indicate very few hulls). It features solid fiberglass construction, a versatile keel/centerboard (keel/CB) setup for adjustable draft (shallow ~6.5 ft / 1.98 m board up for access/beaching, deep ~12.5 ft / 3.81 m board down for upwind performance), a powerful masthead ketch rig (most common configuration, with in-mast furling mainsail/mizzen in many refits for easy short-handed handling), skeg-hung or spade rudder for balanced tracking and protection, twin cockpits (center for sailing/guests, aft for lounging/swimming), and a luxurious, traditional interior (typically 3 staterooms with 3 ensuite heads, spacious saloon, great sea galley, beautiful woodwork, nav station, and excellent headroom/storage).
Construction Details
| Designer | Ted Hood |
|---|---|
| Builder | Little Harbor Yachts |
| Length | 63.000 ft |
| LOA | 63.830 ft |
| LWL | 48.670 ft |
| Beam | 17.250 ft |
| Displacement | 65000 lb |
| Ballast | 27000 lb |
| Max Draft | 12.500 ft |
| Min Draft | 6.500 ft |
| Year Built | 1987 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 76.60 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 26.50 ft |
| p | 66.30 ft |
| e | 20.60 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76.60 ft | 26.50 ft | 66.30 ft | 20.60 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
Little Harbor 63 - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 66.3 ft - (20208 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 20.6 ft - (6279 mm) |
| Leech | * 68.59 ft - (20906 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88.01 ° |
| Diagonal | * 68.74 ft - (20952 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 6 in - (152 mm) |
| Area | 682.28 ft² |
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Little Harbor 63 - JIBSAIL
| Luff | * 64.84 ft - (19763 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 35.58 ft - (10845 mm) |
| Leech | * 55.57 ft - (16938 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 30.48 ft - (9290 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12 ° |
| Area | 987.88 ft² |
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Little Harbor 63 - GENOA
| Luff | * 77 ft - (23470 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 43.21 ft - (13170 mm) |
| Leech | * 72.02 ft - (21952 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 39.75 ft - (12116 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4 ° |
| Area | 1530.36 ft² |
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Little Harbor 63 - SPINNAKER
| Stays | * 77 ft - (23470 mm) |
|---|---|
| MidGirth | * 47.7 ft - (14539 mm) |
| Foot | * 47.7 ft - (14539 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 180 % |
| Area | 3121.97 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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