Ninigret

While she was originally intended for the pursuit of striped bass and bluefish in the choppy waters of Block Island Sound and the Gulf of Mexico, Ninigret is well suited to a wide range of uses including family outings and picnics, weekend cruising, or any other activity that benefits from quiet, economical operation, lots of room, and a smooth ride.

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While John Atkin designed Ninigret for fishing the choppy waters of Block Island Sound, the boat also makes a superb camp-cruiser. Irish boatbuilder Tiernan Roe built the fine example in the photograph above.

An easily driven hull allows Ninigret to use a relatively small outboard of around 25 hp, though she can handle as much as 60 hp. With a 30-hp four-stroke Honda outboard she has been shown to burn less than a gallon of fuel per hour at 15–20 knots depending on how she is loaded. Thus the initial expense of the motor is about as little as it could be for a boat this size, and her operating costs are likewise near the minimum. It stands to reason that a boat that is cheap to run will be run more often.