[4][5] The design was originally built out of wood by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company in the United States.

In 1938 the design was given an above-transom tiller and renamed the Fishers Island Sound Bull's Eye.

[1][3][4][6][7][8][9] While the deck and rigging has changed over the production run of more than 100 years, the hull design has remained the same.

In post 1947 models a cuddy cabin is provided for stowage, in addition to the lazarette, which is accessed via a teak hatch.

[3][10] In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood described the boat as, "a New England classic, designed stiff and heavy for the short, choppy seas of Buzzards Bay.