Nacra F16

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Nacra F16
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Development
Designer Morrelli and Melvin
LocationNetherlands
Year2011
Builder(s) Nacra Sailing
NameNacra F16
Boat
Crewone or two
Displacement 280 lb (127 kg)
Hull
Type catamaran
Construction carbon fibre foam sandwich
LOA 16.40 ft (5.00 m)
Beam 8.20 ft (2.50 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typetwin daggerboards
Rudder(s)two transom-mounted rudders
Rig
Rig type Bermuda rig
Sails
Sailplan fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area161 sq ft (15.0 m2)
Jib/genoa area40 sq ft (3.7 m2)
Gennaker area188 sq ft (17.5 m2)
Upwind sail area201 sq ft (18.7 m2)
Downwind sail area350 sq ft (33 m2)
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The Nacra F16 is a Dutch catamaran sailing dinghy that was designed by Americans Morrelli and Melvin as a one-design Formula 16 racer and first built in 2011. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Production

The design has been built by Nacra Sailing in the Netherlands, since 2011. As of 2023 it remains in production. [1] [3] [5] [6] [7]

Design

The F16 is a racing sailboat, with the hulls built predominantly of carbon fibre foam sandwich. It has a fractional sloop rig with aramid film sails, aluminium spars and a rotating mast stepped on the forebeam. The hulls have reverse stems and plumb transoms. The twin, carbon fibre, transom-hung, kick-up rudders are controlled by a tiller. It has twin, retractable, carbon fibre daggerboards, one in each hull. The daggerboards may be straight or curved for hydrofoiling. The mainsheet has a 10:1 mechanical advantage while the mainsail Cunningham is 16:1 and jib Cunningham is 4:1. It displaces 280 lb (127 kg) empty and ready-to-sail. [1] [3] [5]

For sailing the design is equipped with a 188 sq ft (17.5 m2) asymmetrical spinnaker. [1] [3] [5]

The design can be raced with a crew of two sailors or rigged for single-handed sailing as the F16 ONE. Each crew member has a trapeze. [1] [3] [5]

Operational history

The boat is supported by an active class club that organizes racing events, the Formula 16 Class Association. [8] [9]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Nacra F16 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  2. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Morrelli and Melvin". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Nacra F16 Sailboat specifications". Boat-Specs.com. 2023. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Morrelli & Melvin Sailboat designer". Boat-Specs.com. 2023. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Nacra Sailing. "Nacra F16". beneteau.com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  6. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Nacra Catamarans". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Nacra Sailboat specifications". Boat-Specs.com. 2023. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  8. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2023). "Formula 16 Class Association". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Formula 16 Sailboat collection". Boat-Specs.com. 2023. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
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