Buccaneer 18
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The Buccaneer 18, also called the Buccaneer dinghy and the Gloucester 18, is an American planing sailing dinghy that was designed in 1966 by Rod Macalpine-Downie and Dick Gibbs as a one-design racer and day sailer. The prototype was first shown in 1967 at Yachting's "One of a Kind" Regatta, in which it placed second.[1][2][3][4][5]
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Designer | Rod Macalpine-Downie and Dick Gibbs |
Location | United States |
Year | 1966 |
No. built | 5,000 |
Builder(s) | Chrysler Corporation Texas Marine Industries Wellcraft Marine Corporation Gloucester Yachts Cardinal Yachts Nickels Boatworks WindRider LLC |
Role | One-design racer |
Name | Buccaneer 18 |
Boat | |
Displacement | 500 lb (227 kg) |
Draft | 3.83 ft (1.17 m) with centerboard down |
Hull | |
Type | Monohull |
Construction | Fiberglass |
LOA | 18.00 ft (5.49 m) |
LWL | 16.67 ft (5.08 m) |
Beam | 6.00 ft (1.83 m) |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | centerboard |
Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | Bermuda rig |
Sails | |
Sailplan | Fractional rigged sloop |
Mainsail area | 114 sq ft (10.6 m2) |
Jib/genoa area | 61 sq ft (5.7 m2) |
Spinnaker area | 178 sq ft (16.5 m2) |
Total sail area | 175 sq ft (16.3 m2) |
Racing | |
D-PN | 87.9 |
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