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BUCCANEER 18
• Designed by Rod Macalpine-Downie/Dick Gibbs
General Information
Hull Type:
Centerboard Dinghy
Rigging Type:
Fractional Sloop
Construction:
FG
First Built:
1968
Number Built:
5000
Dimensions
Length Overall (LOA):
5.49 m
Length Waterline (LWL):
5.08 m
Beam:
1.83 m
Draft (Max):
1.17 m
Draft (Min):
0.18 m
Weight & Ballast
Displacement:
227 kg
Sail Plan
Sail Area (reported):
16.26 m²
Engine & Systems
Performance Ratios
Hull Speed:
5.47 knots
SA/Displacement (Reported):
44.51
Displacement/Length:
48.19
Comfort Ratio:
4.16
Capsize Screening:
3.03
Notes
The BUCCANEER prototype was introduced at Yachting Magazine's "One of a Kind" Regatta in 1967 where it displayed impressive performance, placing second over all.