TRAC 16 | |
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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Steve Nichols |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1983 |
| No. built | 600 |
| Builder | AMF Alcort |
| Role | Sailing dinghy |
| Name | Trac 16 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 359 lb (163 kg) |
| Draft | 9 in (23 cm) |
| Hull | |
| Type | catamaran |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 16.42 ft (5.00 m) |
| LWL | 15.92 ft (4.85 m) |
| Beam | 8.00 ft (2.44 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | none |
| Rudder | twin transom-mountedrudders |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional riggedsloop |
| Total sail area | 194.00 sq ft (18.023 m2) |
TheTrac 16 (sometimes styled as theTRAC-16 orTrac-16) is an Americancatamaransailboat that was designed bySteve Nichols as aday sailer and first built in 1983.[1][2]
The design was built in the United States by the AMF Alcort division ofAmerican Machine and Foundry, starting in 1983. A total of 600 boats were completed, but it is now out of production.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
The Trac 16 is a recreationalsailing dinghy, with afractionalsloop rig and its hulls built offiberglass. The hulls haveraked stems and plumbtransoms with dual transom-hungrudders controlled by atiller. The boat displaces 359 lb (163 kg).[1][2]
The boat has nokeels, but the hulls are asymmetrical and the "banana" shape provides some counter toleeway when sailing upwind. The boat has a draft of 9 in (23 cm), allowing operation in shallow water,beaching or ground transportation on atrailer.[1][2]
The design has ahull speed of 5.35 kn (9.91 km/h).[2]
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