Edey & Duff stuart Knockabout

BLACKWING is a 1995 version of this handsome daysailer and is located in Newport, Rhode Island. If you want to win races, BLACKWING is the boat. If you prefer a sleek, well-balanced and easy to handle daysailer, BLACKWING is the boat.
Designed by L. Francis Herreshoff for Willoughby Stuart in 1932 and built by Edey and Duff. Known for its' graceful lines, ease of handling and remarkable sailing performance. The "Stuart Knockabout" continues as a popular and much admired daysailer and racer. BLACKWING has been properly maintained and is a fine example of this great sailboat model. The vessel is sold with a custom matched trailer and a Torqeedo electric side-mounted outboard motor. Sails are in excellent condition. 
The Stuart Knockabout is an excellent option both for people wishing to upgrade from a smaller daysailer, and those wanting to experience a simpler alternative to a larger vessel. The Stuart Knockabout offers greater flexibility and excitement, while retaining the classic aesthetic but with modern materials and rigging.
Convenience, easy own and sail are the hallmarks of this venerable design. The Stuart is an easy way to get sailing quickly, handle singlehandedly, and put to bed at the end of a day of sailing.
Equipment List:
Sail Inventory:
Main, Jib, Spinnaker: 2022 Sailor & Seam (ex-Quantum Newport) Excellent condition
Main: Harding, old, fair condition, old but successfully raced through 2021
Jib: Quantum 2021, good condition
Genoa: Harding, old fair condition
Club jib club system: Jib (old fair condition (used 3 times since owning the boat)
Club: Good condition, painted

Sheets and guys:
Spinnaker 2022, tapered to core 15 feet, excellent condition.
Jib, Main: Older, Good condition

Halyards:
Main: Wire halyard rope tail, good condition
Jib: see Racing additions
Spinnaker: Older, good condition, ball stop at shackle

Miscellaneous: Cockpit Cover: 2023 Harding; Excellent condition
Bottom Finish: 2021 hard racing anti-fouling finish, Excellent condition (always dry-sailed)
Bright work: Coamings, rails 2023 (excellent condition)
Floorboards: Varnish, non-skid varnished strips 2022, good-excellent condition
Mast, boom: 2021Vinyl covering fair to good condition.

Deck Equipment:
Travelers:
Main: original Harken, good condition
Jib Club: original Harken fair condition (works, needs ball replacement) Spinnaker pole original with trigger ends, bare aluminum, good-excellent condition.

Outboard:
Torqeedo 2021, 2022 high-capacity battery, charger cable

Safety: High volume electric bilge pump 2021
Hand pump 2021, excellent condition
Bucket, sponge
Masthead light: wired, good condition, needs bulb. Battery: 12-volt 2023

Trailer (Traid): 
Original, keel support structure rebuilt; repainted 2023; 
Four wheels, fifth spare
Lights rewired with plug 2023. 
Tires/wheels all in good-excellent condition.
Brake system not connected.

Racing additions:
Cross-cockpit traveler adjustment system
7-degree jib tracks 2020, sheet blocks on adjustable sliders 2022
8:1 backstay adjuster (original turnbuckle available; will need backstay extension piece)
Mast mounted spinnaker halyard cam.
Custom Twing system
Compass
Internal jib halyard, Jib halyard lock (Alphalock, removable)
Spare jib halyard


Racing record:
Since 2019, Blackwing has been one of the most successful (if the most successful) PHRF racing boat on Narragansett Bay. She sails to her rating well in moderate to fresh breezes and is competitive in lighter winds.

2019: IYRS Newport Classic Regatta: 1st in class

2020: NYYC Round the Island: 1st in class
Leukemia Cup Pursuit Race: 1st to finish
Herreshoff Classic Regatta: 1st in class
IYRS Newport Classic Regatta: 1st in class

2021: Leukemia Cup Round Island: 1st Overall
NYYC Round the Island: 1st in class
IYRS Newport Classic Regatta: 1st Overall
Sail Newport Sail for Pride: 1st in class
2022: Herreshoff Classic Regatta: 1st in class
IYRS Newport Classic Regatta: 1st in Class
Sail Newport Sail for Pride: 1st in class
2023: NYYC Annual Regatta: 1st in class Long Race
1st in class Weekend Series
IYAC Regatta: 1st in Class
IYRS Newport Regatta: 2nd in class
Sail Newport Sail for Pride: 1st Overall