FD 12
Cutter • Fin with rudder on skeg • Built 1974–1985
Dimensions
- LOA
- 50.33 ft
- LWL
- 42 ft
- Beam
- 14.25 ft
- Max Draft
- 6.5 ft
- Displacement
- 35,175 lbs
- Ballast
- 14,350 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 1.74 (offshore safe)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 16.2
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 212
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 40.8%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 1087 sq ft
- I
- 58.67 ft
- J
- 22.67 ft
- P
- 53.87 ft
- E
- 15.67 ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Fin with rudder on skeg
- Rig Type
- Cutter
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- —
Production
- First Built
- 1974
- Last Built
- 1985
- Number Built
- 25
Engine & Accommodations
- Engine Make
- Lehman
- Engine Model
- 4D61
- Power
- 61 hp
- Engine Type
- Diesel
- Water
- 190 gal
- Fuel
- 225 gal
Notes: The FD 12 (or FLYING DUTCHMAN 12) was imported into the USA by Willem Eickholt and Associates. some 25 FD-12s were built by the Ta Yang (Tayana) yard in Taiwan from the mid 70's to mid 80's.
Designer
Builder
- Ta Yang Yacht Building Co. Ltd. (1973–2020)