T12 | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Ron Holder |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1991 |
| No. built | 27 |
| Builder | W. D. Schock Corp |
| Role | Sailing dinghy |
| Name | Twitchell 12 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Draft | 2.00 ft (0.61 m) withdaggerboard down |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 12.00 ft (3.66 m) |
| LWL | 10.83 ft (3.30 m) |
| Beam | 4.50 ft (1.37 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | daggerboard |
| Rudder | transom-mountedrudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional riggedsloop |
| Total sail area | 68.00 sq ft (6.317 m2) |
TheTwitchell 12 is an Americansailboat that was designed byRon Holder as aday sailer for people with limited mobility and first built in 1991.[1][2][3][4]
The design was built byW. D. Schock Corp in the United States, from 1991 until 1993, with 27 boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1][2][5][6][7][8]
The Twitchell 12 is a recreationalsailing dinghy, built predominantly offiberglass, with wood trim. It has afractionalsloop rig with ajibboom, araked stem, areverse transom, a transom-hungrudder controlled by a cockpitjoystick and a retractabledaggerboard. It displaces 165 lb (75 kg).[1][2]
The boat has a draft of 2.00 ft (0.61 m) with the daggerboard extended and 6 in (15 cm) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water,beaching or ground transportation on atrailer.[1][2]
The design has ahull speed of 4.41 kn (8.17 km/h).[2]
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