Nordica 16

Sailboat class

Nordica 16
Development

Designer	Ole Jensen
Location	Canada
Year	1975
No. built	400
Builder(s)	Exe Fibercraft
Name	Nordica 16
Boat
Displacement	925 lb (420 kg)
Draft	1.83 ft (0.56 m)
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fiberglass
LOA	16.00 ft (4.88 m)
LWL	14.00 ft (4.27 m)
Beam	6.17 ft (1.88 m)
Engine type	Outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	long keel
Ballast	430 lb (195 kg)
Rudder(s)	transom-mounted rudder
Rig
General	Fractional rigged sloop
I foretriangle height	15.50 ft (4.72 m)
J foretriangle base	5.50 ft (1.68 m)
P mainsail luff	18.00 ft (5.49 m)
E mainsail foot	8.33 ft (2.54 m)
Sails
Mainsail area	74.97 sq ft (6.965 m²)
Jib/genoa area	42.63 sq ft (3.960 m²)
Total sail area	117.60 sq ft (10.925 m²)
Racing
PHRF	390 (average)
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The Nordica 16 is a Canadian trailerable sailboat, based on the Lynaes 14, a 1820 design by Swede Ole Jensen.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Production

The boat was built by Exe Fibercraft in Canada starting in 1975, with 400 examples completed, but it is now out of production.^[1]^[4]^[5]

Design

The Nordica 16 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder and a fixed long keel. It displaces 925 lb (420 kg) and carries 430 lb (195 kg) of ballast.^[1]^[2]^[4]

The boat has a draft of 1.83 ft (0.56 m) with the standard full-length keel.^[1]^[4]

The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.^[1]

The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 390. It has a hull speed of 5.01 kn (9.28 km/h; 5.77 mph).^[2]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Browning, Randy (2017). "Nordica 16 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c InterVisionSoft LLC (2017). "Sailboat Specifications for Nordica 16". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 20 May 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
^ Browning, Randy (2017). "Lynaes 14". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Nordica 16". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Exe Fibercraft Ltd. (CAN) 1975 - 1992". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2022.