Trac 16

Sailboat class

Trac 16
Development
TRAC 16

Designer	Steve Nichols
Location	United States
Year	1983
No. built	600
Builder(s)	AMF Alcort
Role	Sailing dinghy
Name	Trac 16
Boat
Displacement	359 lb (163 kg)
Draft	9 in (23 cm)
Hull
Type	catamaran
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	16.42 ft (5.00 m)
LWL	15.92 ft (4.85 m)
Beam	8.00 ft (2.44 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	none
Rudder(s)	twin transom-mounted rudders
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
Sails
Sailplan	fractional rigged sloop
Total sail area	194.00 sq ft (18.023 m²)
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The Trac 16 (sometimes styled as the TRAC-16 or Trac-16) is an American catamaran sailboat that was designed by Steve Nichols as a day sailer and first built in 1983.^[1]^[2]

Production

The design was built in the United States by the AMF Alcort division of American Machine and Foundry, starting in 1983. A total of 600 boats were completed, but it is now out of production.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Design

The Trac 16 is a recreational sailing dinghy, with a fractional sloop rig and its hulls built of fiberglass. The hulls have raked stems and plumb transoms with dual transom-hung rudders controlled by a tiller. The boat displaces 359 lb (163 kg).^[1]^[2]

The boat has no keels, but the hulls are asymmetrical and the "banana" shape provides some counter to leeway when sailing upwind. The boat has a draft of 9 in (23 cm), allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.^[1]^[2]

The design has a hull speed of 5.35 kn (9.91 km/h).^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d McArthur, Bruce (2022). "TRAC-16 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Trac-16". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Alcort (USA) 1953 - 1982". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Alcort". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "AMF Corp. 1900 - 2012". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "AMF Corp". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.