Nacra F18
Sailboat
18′ 1″
Catamaran
Since 2002
Overview
- Builder
- Nacra
- Model
- F18
- Type
- Sailboat
- Category
- Catamaran
- Built
- 2002–2006
- Designer
- Alain Comyn
- Hull material
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): Sandwich foam fiberglass v
- Rig
- Sloop Marconi fractional
Dimensions
- Length overall
- 18′ 1″ (5.51 m)
- Waterline length
- 18′ (5.49 m)
- Beam
- 8′ 6″ (2.59 m)
- Displacement
- 397 lb (180 kg)
Power and tanks
- Engine
- No engine
Sails and rig
- Sail area
- 228 sq ft (21.2 m²)
Design ratios
- Sail area / displacement
- 67.5
- Displacement / length
- 30
- Capsize screening
- 4.63
Power from the sails for the boat's weight. Under 16 is modest, 16–20 a typical cruiser, over 20 lively.
How heavy the boat is for its waterline. Under 200 is light, 200–300 moderate, over 300 heavy.
Under 2 is generally considered better for offshore use.
More details
- Appendages
- Centerboard : twin daggerboards
- Asymmetric spinnaker area
- 226 ft²
- Cockpit
- No cockpit
- Construction
- GRP (glass reinforced polyester): Sandwich foam fiberglass vinylester
- Country
- United States
- Crew
- 2
- EC design category
- C
- Helm
- Single tiller
- Jib area
- 45 ft²
- Mast configuration
- Fore beam stepped mast
- Number of levels of spreaders
- 1
- PY (Portsmouth Yardstick) rating
- 693
- Rigging type
- Sloop Marconi fractional
- Rotating spars
- Yes
- Rudder
- Twin transom hung rudders
- Sailboat collection
- F18
- Spars construction
- Aluminum spars
- Spreaders angle
- Swept-back (diamond)
- Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)
- N/A €
- Standing rigging
- 1x19 strand wire continuous
- Trailerable
- Yes
- Trapezes
- 2 set(s)
- Unsinkable
- No
Data from boat-specs.com. Check details with the builder before relying on them.