Capri 16

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Capri 16
Development
Designer Frank W. Butler
Location United States
Year1987
No. built500
Builder(s) Catalina Yachts
Role Cruiser
NameCapri 16
Boat
Displacement 1,350 lb (612 kg)
Draft 2.42 ft (0.74 m)
Hull
Type monohull
Construction fiberglass
LOA 16.5 ft (5.0 m)
LWL 15.5 ft (4.7 m)
Beam 6.92 ft (2.11 m)
Engine type outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board type wing keel
Ballast425 lb (193 kg)
Rudder(s)transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type Bermuda rig
I foretriangle height19.00 ft (5.79 m)
J foretriangle base5.42 ft (1.65 m)
P mainsail luff19.58 ft (5.97 m)
E mainsail foot8.83 ft (2.69 m)
Sails
Sailplan fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area86.45 sq ft (8.031 m2)
Jib/genoa area51.49 sq ft (4.784 m2)
Total sail area138 sq ft (12.8 m2)
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The Capri 16, also called the Catalina 16, is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Frank W. Butler as a pocket cruiser and first built in 1987. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Production

The design was built by Catalina Yachts in the United States from 1987 to 2005 with 500 boats completed, but it is now out of production. [1] [2] [4] [6] [7] [8]

Design

The Capri 16 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with teak wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed wing keel. It displaces 1,350 lb (612 kg) and carries 425 lb (193 kg) of ballast. [1] [2] [4] [3]

The boat has a draft of 2.42 ft (0.74 m) with the standard wing keel. [1] [2] [4] [3]

The boat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp (2 to 4 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering. [1] [4] [2]

The design has sleeping accommodation for two people, with two long, straight settees in the main cabin. There is a space for an ice box and stowage in the forepeak. The head is a portable type, located just aft of the companionway ladder. Cabin headroom is 42 in (110 cm). [1] [2] [4]

The design has a hull speed of 5.3 kn (9.8 km/h). [2]

Operational history

In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "as sailboats of this size go, the cockpit is larger and the cabin is smaller than average. The 425-pound wing keel is intended to combine shallow (2' 5") draft for gunkholing with reasonable windward performance—although this puts draft near the upper limit for convenient trailering. This might make a good first boat for a young couple. Best features: ... Construction is simple but neat, and adequate for this size and type of craft. The boat seems well designed and the sailplan looks manageable and efficient, though perhaps on the small side for really spritely performance. Worst features: Compared with her comp[etitor]s, the Capri 16 has ... less headroom (though her storage space below is about at the average of her comp[etitor]s). On the other hand, after all, she’s only intended to be a weekender; and her two berths are long enough for the tallest sailors." [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Routh, David. "Capri 16 / Catalina 16". shortypen.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 24. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN   978-0-07-163652-0
  3. 1 2 3 Catalina Yachts. "Capri 16". catalina.net. Archived from the original on 14 June 2000. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Capri 16 (Catalina) sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  5. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Frank W. Butler 1928 - 2020". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  6. ↑ Catalina Yachts. "Catalina Yachts (2005)". catalina.net. Archived from the original on 22 July 2005. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  7. ↑ Catalina Yachts. "Catalina Yachts (2006)". catalina.net. Archived from the original on 29 May 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  8. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Catalina Yachts". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
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