The Norwalk Islands Sharpies, cruiser/racing yachts, designed by legendary designer of the Laser, Bruce Kirby.
Bruce has designed a much bigger Laser for grown ups, from 18' to 43'.

Bruce Kirby is arguably the most successful sailboat designer of this era. Modern designer meets traditional workboat. The Laser Sonar etc etc and Americas Cup involvement. In recent times, the Norwalk Island Sharpies series. Bruce conceived the Norwalk Islands Sharpies line of yachts out of the need for a shallow, capable boat to access his own slowly silting waterway in Rowayton, on the edge of Long Island Sound. The Sharpie type was a natural choice. The Rowayton Norwalk islands area of Connecticut was a famed oyster ground. The light, shallow, crossplanked, unstayed cat ketch sharpies were ubiquitous in this area, boats that could great loads of ousters across breaking bars to get to market early and safely. A crew of two was the norm, and the low sides facilitated the tonging of oysters from the shallow seabed. The Norwalk Islands Sharpies are what happens when a racing and performance aesthetic meets workboat commonsense and heritage.

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