Engineering:Phoenix 18
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Dick Gibbs and Rod Macalpine-Downie |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1964 |
| Builder(s) | Gibbs Boat Company MFG Boat Company Skene Boats |
| Boat | |
| Boat weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Draft | 2.25 ft (0.69 m) with centerboards down |
| Hull | |
| Type | Catamaran |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 18.00 ft (5.49 m) |
| LWL | 16.00 ft (4.88 m) |
| Beam | 7.92 ft (2.41 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | twin centerboards |
| Rudder(s) | twin transom-mounted rudders |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
| Total sail area | 235.00 sq ft (21.832 m2) |
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The Phoenix 18 is an American catamaran sailing dinghy that was designed by Dick Gibbs and Rod Macalpine-Downie and first built in 1964.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
The boat is a smaller variant of the Shark 20 and a development of the Thai Mark IV.[1][2]
The boat was named after the mythical bird as it was the first design built by the Gibbs Boat Company after its factory burned down.[1][2]
Production
The design was built by the Gibbs Boat Company starting in 1964, as well as the MFG Boat Company in the United States, and Skene Boats in Canada. The design is now out of production.[1][2][7][8][9][10][11][12]
Design
The Phoenix 18 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass and wood. It has a fractional sloop rig. The twin hulls both have raked stems, plumb transoms, transom-hung rudders controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboards. It displaces 250 lb (113 kg).[1][2]
The boat has a draft of 2.25 ft (0.69 m) with a centerboard extended and 4 in (10 cm) with both retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[1][2]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Phoenix 18 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/phoenix-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Phoenix 18". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/phoenix-18.
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "J.R. (Rod) Macalpine-Downie 1934 - 1986". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/designer/macalpine-downie-jr-rod.
- ↑ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "J.R. (Rod) Macalpine-Downie". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/j-r-rod-macalpine-downie.
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Dick Gibbs 1929 - 2009". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/designer/gibbs-dick.
- ↑ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Dick Gibbs". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/dick-gibbs.
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Skene Boats Ltd.". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. https://archive.today/DZosO.
- ↑ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Skene Boats Ltd. 1968 — 1992". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/skene.
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "MFG Boat Company (USA) 1965 - 1983". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/builder/mfg-boat-company-usa.
- ↑ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "MFG Boat Company". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/mfg.
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Gibbs Boat Co. (USA) 1975". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/builder/gibbs-boat-co-usa.
- ↑ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Gibbs Boat Co.". sailboat.guide. https://sailboat.guide/gibbs-boat.
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