Length: 12′ 8″
Beam: 4′ 6″
Draft: board up 6″, board down 20″
Rig: Spritsail
Designer: Joel White adaptation of Nathaniel Herreshoff design
Builders: WoodenBoat School students, ’85 & ’86
Instructor: Eric Dow
Construction: Cedar carvel planking riveted to steam bent oak frames
Usual location: Mooring—rudder & tiller in boat; oars & rig in Boathouse
Comments: JESSE is an all-purpose boat. Safe, stable; she’s easy to row and makes a nice sailing dinghy to boot. She goes best under fairly sizable oars—7½′ or better and has two rowing stations.