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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Ray Greene andAlvin Youngquist |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1948 |
| No. built | over 4,000 |
| Builder(s) | Ray Greene & Co Melling Tool Company Rebel Industries Spindrift One Designs Nickels Boat Works |
| Role | One-designracer |
| Name | Rebel 16 |
| Boat | |
| Crew | minimum of two |
| Displacement | 700 lb (318 kg) |
| Draft | 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with thecentreboard down |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 16.10 ft (4.91 m) |
| Beam | 6.62 ft (2.02 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | centreboard |
| Ballast | 110 lb (50 kg) |
| Rudder | transom-mountedrudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 18.00 ft (5.49 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 4.42 ft (1.35 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 22.29 ft (6.79 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 11.12 ft (3.39 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Fractional riggedsloopMasthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 123.93 sq ft (11.513 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 39.78 sq ft (3.696 m2) |
| Total sail area | 163.71 sq ft (15.209 m2) |
| Racing | |
| D-PN | 97.2 |
TheRebel 16 is an Americansailing dinghy that was designed byRay Greene andAlvin Youngquist as aone-designracer and first built in 1948.[1][2][3]
The design was the first productionfiberglass boat.[3]
The design was initially built byRay Greene & Co in theUnited States with 25 sold in the first year, but the company went out of business in 1975, when Ray Greene retired. The boat was built by theMelling Tool Company,Rebel Industries andSpindrift One Designs before production byNickels Boat Works. That company merged with Windrider in 2015 and it is no longer advertised on their website as being in production.[1][3][4][5][6][7]
The Rebel 16 is a recreationalsailboat, built predominantly offiberglass with some areas withbalsa or foam cores. It has afractionalsloop rig with a rotating mast and hard-coatedaluminum spars. The hull has a spoonedplumb stem, a verticaltransom, a kick-up, transom-hungrudder controlled by atiller and a retractablesteelcenterboard. The hull has a full foredeck and full-length seats that can accommodate eight people. The class plans show the design withsheer, while the manufacturer's drawings lack the sheer. The boat displaces 700 lb (318 kg) and carries 110 lb (50 kg) of ballast, in form of the steel centerboard.[1][3]
The boat has adraft of 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with the centerboard extended and 6 in (15 cm) with it retracted, allowingbeaching or ground transportation on atrailer.[1]
For safety the design is equipped with foam buoyancy flotation under the seats and in the bow. It features adjustablejib tracks. Factory options included a mast rotation bar, aboom vang, aCunningham, awhisker pole and built-in cockpit bailers, as well ashiking straps.[3]
The design has aPortsmouth Yardstick racing average handicap of 97.2 and is normally raced with a crew of at least twosailors.[3]
The design has an active class club, the Rebel Class Association.[8]
In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote, the "Rebel was the first production sailboat built in fiberglass. Acceptance was fast, and there have been annual national regattas since 1951"[3]
A 2008 staff report inSailing Magazine termed it a "tough but nimble little classic".[7]
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