Joel White’s Flatfish design is a centerboard modification of the N.G. Herreshoff−designed Fish class, which is an enlargement of the legendary Herreshoff 12½. A builder may choose the gaff sail plan (left), or Bermudan (right).
The 20′3″ Flatfish sloop, created by Joel White, is a larger cousin to the boat that many folks consider the finest daysailer at the WoodenBoat School waterfront: the Herreshoff 12½ (see WB No. 300)—the timeless Nathanael Herreshoff design known in various iterations as the Buzzards Bay 12½-footer, Buzzards Bay Boys Boat, Doughdish, or Bullseye.