Gloucester 18 (Whitecap)

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Gloucester 18 (Whitecap)
Development
Designer Harry R. Sindle
Location United States
Yearcirca 1974
Builder(s) Lockley-Newport Boats/Gloucester Yachts
Role Day sailer
NameGloucester 18 (Whitecap)
Boat
Boat weight 760 lb (345 kg)
Draft 5.00 ft (1.52 m) with centerboard down
Hull
Type monohull
Construction fiberglass
LOA 18.00 ft (5.49 m)
LWL 16.50 ft (5.03 m)
Beam 6.58 ft (2.01 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type centerboard
Ballast125 lb (57 kg)
Rudder(s)transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type Bermuda rig
Sails
Sailplan fractional rigged sloop
Total sail area176.00 sq ft (16.351 m2)
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The Gloucester 18 (Whitecap) is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Harry R. Sindle as a day sailer and first built about 1974. [1] [2] [3]

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Production

The design was built between about 1974 and 1984 by Lockley Newport Boats in the United States as the Whitecap or Whitecap 18, and later, when the company name was changed to Gloucester Yachts, the boat was renamed the Gloucester 18. The boat is often confused with the 1985 Gloucester 18, itself a re-badging of the Buccaneer 18. The older design is now referred to as the Gloucester 18 (Whitecap). [1] [3] [4]

Design

The Gloucester 18 (Whitecap) is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a spooned raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard. It displaces 760 lb (345 kg) and carries 125 lb (57 kg) of ballast. [1] [3]

The boat has a draft of 5.00 ft (1.52 m) with the centerboard extended and 8 in (20 cm) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. [1] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Gloucester 18 (Whitecap) sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  2. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Harry R. Sindle 1930 - 2020". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Routh, David. "Whitecap 18". shortypen.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  4. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Lockley Newport Boats (USA) 1964 - 1988". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
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