| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Harry R. Sindle |
| Location | United States |
| Year | circa 1974 |
| Builder | Lockley-Newport Boats/Gloucester Yachts |
| Role | Day sailer |
| Name | Gloucester 18 (Whitecap) |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 760 lb (345 kg) |
| Draft | 5.00 ft (1.52 m) with centerboard down |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 18.00 ft (5.49 m) |
| LWL | 16.50 ft (5.03 m) |
| Beam | 6.58 ft (2.01 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | centerboard |
| Ballast | 125 lb (57 kg) |
| Rudder | transom-mountedrudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional riggedsloop |
| Total sail area | 176.00 sq ft (16.351 m2) |
TheGloucester 18 (Whitecap) is an Americantrailerablesailboat that was designed byHarry R. Sindle as aday sailer and first built about 1974.[1][2][3]
The design was built between about 1974 and 1984 byLockley Newport Boats in theUnited States as the Whitecap or Whitecap 18, and later, when the company name was changed toGloucester Yachts, the boat was renamed the Gloucester 18. The boat is often confused with the 1985Gloucester 18, itself a re-badging of theBuccaneer 18. The older design is now referred to as the Gloucester 18 (Whitecap).[1][3][4]
The Gloucester 18 (Whitecap) is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly offiberglass, with wood trim. It has afractionalsloop rig, a spoonedraked stem, a plumbtransom, a transom-hungrudder controlled by atiller and a retractablecenterboard. It displaces 760 lb (345 kg) and carries 125 lb (57 kg) of ballast.[1][3]
The boat has a draft of 5.00 ft (1.52 m) with the centerboard extended and 8 in (20 cm) with it retracted, allowingbeaching or ground transportation on atrailer.[1][3]