Little Dipper — Starling Burgess Cutter

With her plumb bow, slack bilges and sweeping sheer, Little Dipper could easily be mistaken for a 19th century English cutter but her dynamic hull shape identifies her as thoroughly modern. Originally commissioned by Buckminster Fuller in 1934.

2009-2010 Refit

Replaced all but two deck beams, new marine plywood deck overlaid with Dynel cloth set in epoxy, new sheer strakes, new bulwarks, re-planked below waterline, new cockpit and coaming, new Sampson posts, new hatches, all spars stripped and revarnished with 9 coats, and new Douglas Fir bowsprit and standing rigging.

Sails

• Gamble & Hunter mainsail, staysail, and yankee (2018, new condition)
• Older Nat Wilson suit in fair condition

Equipment

• Raymarine C80 chart plotter
• Original Edson bronze worm gear steering with eight-spoke bronze wheel
• All cast or fabricated bronze hardware throughout
• Wood stove cabin heater
• Four gimbaled kerosene lamps