⛵ Sailboat

MARTIN 16

Fractional Sloop • Lifting Keel • Built 1995

photo drawing

Dimensions

LOA
16 ft
LWL
16 ft
Beam
4.33 ft
Max Draft
3.33 ft
Min Draft
1.33 ft
Displacement
730 lbs
Ballast
330 lbs

Performance Ratios

Capsize Ratio ⓘ
1.92 (offshore safe)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ
19.7
D/L Ratio ⓘ
80
Ballast Ratio ⓘ
45.2%

Sail Plan

Sail Area
100 sq ft

Construction

Hull Type
Lifting Keel
Rig Type
Fractional Sloop
Hull Material
FG
Ballast Type
Lead

Production

First Built
1995
Last Built
—
Number Built
110
Notes:

Designed specifically for sailors with disabilities.

Asymmetric spinnaker sail area: 194 sq ft.

First 58 boats built by Marin Yachts Ltd.. 55 more from Abbott Boats Ltd.

Original molds destroyed by fire in 2006 but a new set were created in 2009.

Last known builder/seller:

KAPE Boatworks Inc.

Mississauga, Ontario, (CAN)

Photo courtesy Adam Hunt.

Designer

Class Association