Boats that Ballentine's Boat Shop have maintained,
or currently maintain include:
--L. Francis Herreshoff designs: 58’ Bounty, 45’ Mobjack, 33’ Araminta, and many 28’ Stuart Knockabouts
--Sidney Herreshoff designs: 46’ Power Cruiser, Fishers Island 31
--Nathaniel Herreshoff designs: Newport 29, Buzzards Bay 25, Buzzards Bay 15, Fish class, 12 ½ footers (we currently maintain over 45 twelves)
--Aage Nielsen designs: sloops and yawls 15’ to 43’
--Concordia: sloop and yawls 28’, 31’, 39’, 41'
--Hinckley: 35’ Pilot, 42’ Southwester
--Hood: 45'
--International One Design (IOD): 33
Below are some photographs of some of the fleet that we maintain at BBS. AZURA is a Fisher's Island 31', designed by Sidney Herreshoff and originally built in 1929. The two Concordia's are: WIND SONG 28' (1938) and SECRET 31'. SEA HAWK is a Buzzards Bay 15' (E Boat) built in 1915 at the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company in Bristol, RI. ARIEL II is a 1931 Herreshoff Power Cruiser rebuilt at Ballentine's. The Shellback and Pea Pod are tenders built to order at BBS. HOOLIGAN was designed and built by Steve's father, George Ballentine in 1952. The Stuart Knockabout's production and marketing is now located at Ballentine's. MERLOT is a1952 Palmer Scott 25', which has had an extensive rebuild at BBS.
For a more intimate introduction to some of these beauties, see their profile on the Calendar Girls page.