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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Ole Jensen |
| Location | Canada |
| Year | 1975 |
| No. built | 400 |
| Builder(s) | Exe Fibercraft |
| Name | Nordica 16 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 925 lb (420 kg) |
| Draft | 1.83 ft (0.56 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 16.00 ft (4.88 m) |
| LWL | 14.00 ft (4.27 m) |
| Beam | 6.17 ft (1.88 m) |
| Engine type | Outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | long keel |
| Ballast | 430 lb (195 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| General | Fractional rigged sloop |
| I foretriangle height | 15.50 ft (4.72 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 5.50 ft (1.68 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 18.00 ft (5.49 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 8.33 ft (2.54 m) |
| Sails | |
| Mainsail area | 74.97 sq ft (6.965 m) |
| Jib/genoa area | 42.63 sq ft (3.960 m) |
| Total sail area | 117.60 sq ft (10.925 m) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 390 (average) |
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The Nordica 16 is a Canadian trailerable sailboat, based on the Lynaes 14, a 1820 design by Swede Ole Jensen.
Production
The boat was built by Exe Fibercraft in Canada starting in 1975, with 400 examples completed, but it is now out of production.
Design
The Nordica 16 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder and a fixed long keel. It displaces 925 lb (420 kg) and carries 430 lb (195 kg) of ballast.
The boat has a draft of 1.83 ft (0.56 m) with the standard full-length keel.
The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.
The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 390. It has a hull speed of 5.01 kn (9.28 km/h; 5.77 mph).
See also
Similar sailboats
- Balboa 16
- Catalina 16.5
- COM-PAC 19
- Cornish Shrimper 19
- DS-16
- Edel 540
- Halman 20
- Hunter 20
- Laguna 16
- Leeward 16
- Martin 16
- Mercury 18
- Sanibel 17
- Sirocco 15
- Watkins 17
References
- ^ Browning, Randy (2017). "Nordica 16 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ InterVisionSoft LLC (2017). "Sailboat Specifications for Nordica 16". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 20 May 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- Browning, Randy (2017). "Lynaes 14". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Nordica 16". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Exe Fibercraft Ltd. (CAN) 1975 - 1992". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
External links
Media related to Nordica 16 at Wikimedia Commons
