Trac 16

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Trac 16

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Development
Designer Steve Nichols
LocationUnited States
Year1983
No. built600
Builder(s) AMF Alcort
Role Sailing dinghy
NameTrac 16
Boat
Displacement 359 lb (163 kg)
Draft 9 in (23 cm)
Hull
Type catamaran
Construction fiberglass
LOA 16.42 ft (5.00 m)
LWL 15.92 ft (4.85 m)
Beam 8.00 ft (2.44 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typenone
Rudder(s)twin transom-mounted rudders
Rig
Rig type Bermuda rig
Sails
Sailplan fractional rigged sloop
Total sail area194.00 sq ft (18.023 m2)
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The Trac 16 (sometimes styled as the TRAC-16 or Trac-16) is an American catamaran sailboat that was designed by Steve Nichols as a day sailer and first built in 1983. [1] [2]

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Production

The design was built in the United States by the AMF Alcort division of American Machine and Foundry, starting in 1983. A total of 600 boats were completed, but it is now out of production. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Design

The Trac 16 is a recreational sailing dinghy, with a fractional sloop rig and its hulls built of fiberglass. The hulls have raked stems and plumb transoms with dual transom-hung rudders controlled by a tiller. The boat displaces 359 lb (163 kg). [1] [2]

The boat has no keels, but the hulls are asymmetrical and the "banana" shape provides some counter to leeway when sailing upwind. The boat has a draft of 9 in (23 cm), allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. [1] [2]

The design has a hull speed of 5.35 kn (9.91 km/h). [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 McArthur, Bruce (2022). "TRAC-16 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Trac-16". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  3. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Alcort (USA) 1953 - 1982". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. ↑ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Alcort". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "AMF Corp. 1900 - 2012". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  6. ↑ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "AMF Corp". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
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