Cherry 16

Lightweight trailer sailer designed by Frank Pelin

Cherry 16
Development
Class Symbol
Designer	Frank Pelin
Location	New Zealand
No. built	700 ^[1]
Role	Cruising and racing
Name	Cherry 16
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Plywood
Hull weight	108.9 kg (240 lb)
LOA	4.864 m (15.96 ft)
Beam	2.178 m (7.15 ft)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	Centerboard
Ballast	41 kg (90 lb)
Rig
Rig type	Fractional rigged sloop
Sails
Mainsail area	7.06 m² (76.0 sq ft)
Jib/genoa area	3.72 m² (40.0 sq ft)
Spinnaker area	7.62 m² (82.0 sq ft)
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The Cherry 16 is a 4.864 m (15.96 ft) light weight trailer sailer designed by Frank Pelin in the 1970s.^[2]^[3] The hull is assembled from plywood using the stitch and glue method and can be assembled by an amateur boat builder.^[2]^[4] Plans for the construction of the Cherry 16 are still commercially available from Pelin Plans (New Zealand).

References

^ "Cherry 16 Register". Retrieved 26 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b Dudley, Vanessa (November 1980). "The Cherry 16 - A trailer-sailer that gets back to cheap family sailing". Modern Boating and Seacraft. NSW (Australia): Modern Magazines Ltd.
^ "Cherry 16 Blog". Retrieved 21 May 2020.
^ "Pelin Plan". Retrieved 21 May 2020.