BUCCANEER 18

Fractional Sloop • Centerboard Dinghy • Built 1968

Dimensions

LOA: 18 ft
LWL: 16.67 ft
Beam: 6 ft
Max Draft: 3.83 ft
Min Draft: 0.58 ft
Displacement: 500 lbs
Ballast: — lbs

Performance Ratios

Capsize Ratio ⓘ: 3.02 (use caution offshore)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ: 44.4
D/L Ratio ⓘ: 48
Ballast Ratio ⓘ: —

Sail Plan

Sail Area: 175 sq ft

Construction

Hull Type: Centerboard Dinghy
Rig Type: Fractional Sloop
Hull Material: FG
Ballast Type: —

Production

First Built: 1968
Last Built: —
Number Built: 5000

Notes:

The BUCCANEER prototype was introduced at Yachting Magazine's "One of a Kind" Regatta in 1967 where it displayed impressive performance, placing second over all.

(Ed. note: Read the story by Dick Gibbs about the preparation for this regatta on the BUCCANEER web site.)

BUCCANEER PRODUCTION HISTORY:

Chrysler Corporation - 1968 thru 1980, hull #1 thru approx. #4050. (Just over 4000 boats built).

Texas Marine Industries (TMI) - 1981 thru 1982, hull approx. #4051 thru approx. #4750. (Around 700 boats built).

Wellcraft Marine Corporation, Starwind Division - 1982 thru 1984, hull approx. #4751 thru approx. #5000. (Approx. 250 boats built).

Gloucester Yachts (sold as GLOUCESTER 18) - 1985 thru 1986, hull #5001 thru #5059. (59 boats built).

Cardinal Yachts - 1987 thru 2000, hull #5060 thru #5065, #5100 thru #5106 and #5200 thru #5214. (28 boats built).

Nickels Boatworks became official builder in 2008.

Nickels Boatworks merges with WindRider in 2015.

Designers

Dick Gibbs (1929–2009)
J.R. (Rod) Macalpine-Downie (1934–1986)