Careel 18

Careel 18
Development
Designer	John Duncanson, David Rose
Year	1968
No. built	400
Design	One-Design
Role	Racing, cruising
Boat
Crew	1+
Displacement	780 kilograms (1,720 lb)
Draft	0.3 metres (1 ft 0 in)-1.2 metres (3 ft 11 in)
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fibreglass
LOA	5.6 metres (18 ft 4 in)
Beam	2.26 metres (7 ft 5 in)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	Swing keel
Ballast	186 kilograms (410 lb)
Rig
Rig type	Fractional sloop
Sails
Total sail area	14.96 square metres (161.0 sq ft)
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The Compass Careel 18 is an 18 ft long trailer sailer manufactured in Australia by David Rose Yachts.^[1]

The Careel 18 was originally built in 1968 by John Duncanson as a Duncanson 18, with David Rose taking over manufacturing and renaming the boats the Careel 18.^[1] It came out at a time when there was a boom in trailer sailers, but unlike many of its contemporaries, it remains popular today.^[2]

The boat was produced in three versions; Mk I (900kg), Mk II (1100kg) and Mk III (1200kg) with successive design changes including additional ballast and increases to deck and cabin height.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Careel 18 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
^ Hill, James. "Three Times a Lady". Trailer Sailer. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
^ "The Affordables" (PDF). Australian Sailing. October 2001.