Petrel — Herreshoff Rozinante

Rozinante was the name of Don Quixote’s steed. She was a long, thin animal but every time the Don mounted her he had remarkable adventures. Perhaps 7/8 of the romance of these adventures took place in Quixote’s mind, for he was a great reader of romance who rather looked down on the times in which he lived. Like Don Quixote, every time one ventures out on a Rozinante they will meet with great adventure and romance. Perhaps, also, 7/8 of it takes place in our minds, but each point that we round opens up new vistas with all sorts of possibilities. Each rock or shoal which we clear has its own adventures for us….

Built in 1973 in Portland, Oregon by Hank Chamberlin, Petrel is an outstanding example of L. Francis Herreshoff’s Rozinante design and available for those that wish to conjure up their own adventures in a classic double-ender that will slide through the water in the lightest of breeze, gallop along when the wind becomes a bit frisky and sit quietly in a secluded anchorage at the end of a perfect day.

Well maintained, thoughtfully equipped, and offered at a reasonable price, Petrel is available for your inspection at any time. Call us to arrange a visit.

Hull, Deck, Cabin & Cockpit Construction

• Full keel with cutaway fore foot and attached rudder underwater configuration
• Mahogany planking
• Oak frames, floors stem, keel, deadwood and other structural members
• Silicon bronze fasteners
• Fourteen (14) new laminated oak frames
• Below the waterline planking completely refastened (2024)
• Decks and cabin top are cedar planking over fir beams with an overlay of Dynel cloth set in epoxy and a painted exterior finish.
• Varnished mahogany toe rails, cabin eye brow, and cockpit coaming tops
• Varnished mahogany opening hatch with circular glass port forward
• Fixed ports in cabin sides port and starboard
• Varnished mahogany louvered companionway doors
• Slatted mahogany cockpit seats
• Slatted bare teak cockpit sole

Deck Hardware

• All deck hardware fabricated or cast bronze construction
• Bronze stem and stern irons
• Bronze chain plates
• Cast bronze dock line chocks at bow and stern
• Bronze cleat center line forward (bow line)
• Bronze cleats port and starboard aft (stern line)
• Bronze “Charlie Nobel” chimney port cabin top
• Bronze halyard winches port and starboard on cabin top aft
• Bronze halyard cleats port and starboard on aft end of cabin
• Bronze sheet winches port and starboard on cockpit coamings
• Bronze sheet cleats port and starboard on cockpit coamings
• Bronze oar lock sockets port and starboard on cockpit coamings
• Bronze pad eyes and fairleads

Interior Accommodations

• Furthest forward is a removable shelf for storage of anchor and ground tackle
• Next aft is sleeping space for two (2) persons with storage space under berth
• Aft of main mast and between the berths is storage space for porta-pottie.
• Varnished mahogany storage cabinets port and starboard
• Vanished hull interior
• Overheads and interior cabin sides and painted white
• Ventilation provided by opening hatch forward and louvered companionway doors aft
• Natural light provided by glass port in forward hatch and fixed ports in cabin sides port and starboard
• Artificial light provided by LED lighting and gimbaled kerosene lamp

Spars and Rigging

• Fractional ketch rig configuration
• Hollow box section, varnished Sitka spruce masts (main and mizzen)
• Single spreader main mast with jumper struts
• Single spreader mizzen mast
• Solid varnished Sitka spruce main and mizzen booms
• Stranded stainless steel wire standing rigging with bronze turnbuckle adjusters (shrouds and stays)
• Traditional 3-strand Dacron running rigging (sheets and halyards)
• Bronze halyard winches
• Bronze sheets and turning blocks
• Telescoping aluminum whisker pole

Sails and Canvas

• Mainsail
• Mainsail Cover
• Mizzen
• Mizzen cover
• Working Jib
• Storm jib
• Genoa(s) (2ea)
• Interior cushions

Auxiliary Propulsion

• A Torqeedo Travel 1003 electric outboard.
• Motor clamps to a removable side-mounted bracket.
• Removable battery for home charging
• Petrel rarely uses her auxiliary power as the Rozinante is known for its sailing qualities in all wind speeds.

Electronics and Navigational Equipment

• Helm Compass (removable for storage when not in use)
• Barometer

Electrical Systems and Equipment

• Heavy duty 12-Volt marine battery
• Circuit panel
• Power Film solar panel

Freshwater Plumbing and Sanitation Systems

• Porta-pottie (never used)

Ground Tackle

• Force FX11 anchor with appropriate chain and rode

Dewatering Equipment

• Rule 800 GPH electric / automatic bilge pump

Safety Equipment

• Type II PFD’s (4ea)
• Navigational lighting (masthead tri-color)

Additional Equipment

• Dock lines (4ea)
• Fenders (3ea)
• Boat hook (aluminum telescoping)
• “Sardine” stove, chimney pipe and heat shielding (currently removed and no longer in use but available)
• 8’ Fiberglass dinghy / tender with oars and oar locks