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Development | |
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Designer | Mark Ellis |
Location | Canada |
Year | 1984 to 1986 |
No. built | 20[1][better source needed] |
Builder(s) | Luna Yachts |
Name | Naiad 18 |
Boat | |
Displacement | 1,100 lb (499 kg) |
Draft | 3.67 ft (1.12 m) centreboard down |
Hull | |
Type | Monohull |
Construction | Fiberglass |
LOA | 18.25 ft (5.56 m) |
LWL | 17.50 ft (5.33 m) |
Beam | 6.00 ft (1.83 m) |
Engine type | Outboard motor |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | centreboard |
Ballast | 550 lb (249 kg) |
Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | Cat rig |
Sails | |
Sailplan | Catboat |
Mainsail area | 144 sq ft (13.4 m2) |
Total sail area | 144 sq ft (13.4 m2) |
The Naiad 18 is a Canadian trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Mark Ellis, first built from 1984 to 1986, and named for the mythological water sprites.[2][3][4]
Production
[edit]The boat was built by Luna Yachts in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, between 1984 and 1986, but it is now out of production.[2][4] It is believed that 20 were completed. Although one was destroyed, by 2013, 19 remained in service.[1]
Design
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The Naiad 18 is a small, open, recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a cat rig, a plumb stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder, a wishbone boom and a centerboard that folds up into a trunk. It displaces 1,100 lb (499 kg) and carries 550 lb (249 kg) of ballast.[2][4]
The boat has a draft of 3.67 ft (1.12 m) with the centreboard extended and 0.67 ft (0.20 m) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[2][4]
The boat can be optionally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[2][4]
The design has a hull speed of 5.61 kn (10.39 km/h).[4][5]
See also
[edit]Related development
- Nonsuch (sailboat) - a line of larger catboats also designed by Mark Ellis
Similar sailboats
- Buccaneer 200
- Catalina 18
- Com-Pac Sunday Cat
- Drascombe Lugger
- Drascombe Scaffie
- Houdini (sailboat)
- Hunter 18.5
- Hunter 19-1
- Hunter 19 (Europa)
- Hunter 146
- Mercury 18
- Sandpiper 565
- Sanibel 17
- Siren 17
- Typhoon 18
References
[edit]- ^ a b Nonsuch Photo Galleries (4 June 2013). "Naiad 18 Gallery". www.pbase.com. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Browning, Randy (2018). "Naiad 18 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ Browning, Randy (2018). "Mark Ellis". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Naiad 18". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
- ^ InterVisionSoft LLC (2018). "Sailboat Specifications for Naiad 18". Sailing Joy. Retrieved 2 May 2018.[permanent dead link]
External links
[edit]Media related to Naiad 18 at Wikimedia Commons
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