Trac 16
TRAC 16 | |
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Development | |
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Designer | Steve Nichols |
Location | United States |
Year | 1983 |
No. built | 600 |
Builder(s) | 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(s) | twin transom-mounted rudders |
Rig | |
Rig type | Bermuda rig |
Sails | |
Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
Total sail area | 194.00 sq ft (18.023 m2) |
The Trac 16 (sometimes styled as the TRAC-16 or Trac-16) is an American catamaran sailboat that was designed by Steve Nichols as a day sailer and first built in 1983.[1][2]
Production
[edit]The design was built in the United States by the AMF Alcort division of American 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]
Design
[edit]The Trac 16 is a recreational sailing dinghy, with a fractional sloop rig and its hulls built of fiberglass. The hulls have raked stems and plumb transoms with dual transom-hung rudders controlled by a tiller. The boat displaces 359 lb (163 kg).[1][2]
The boat has no keels, but the hulls are asymmetrical and the "banana" shape provides some counter to leeway when sailing upwind. The boat has a draft of 9 in (23 cm), allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[1][2]
The design has a hull speed of 5.35 kn (9.91 km/h).[2]
See also
[edit]Related development
Similar sailboats
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d McArthur, Bruce (2022). "TRAC-16 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Trac-16". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Alcort (USA) 1953 - 1982". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Alcort". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "AMF Corp. 1900 - 2012". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "AMF Corp". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
External links
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