Martin 16
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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Don Martin |
| Location | Canada |
| Year | 1995 |
| No. built | 113 |
| Builder(s) | Martin Yachts Abbott Boats KAPE Boatworks |
| Name | Martin 16 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 730 lb (331 kg) |
| Draft | 3.33 ft (1.01 m) with keel down |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 16.00 ft (4.88 m) |
| LWL | 16.00 ft (4.88 m) |
| Beam | 4.33 ft (1.32 m) |
| Engine type | none |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | lifting keel |
| Ballast | 330 lb (150 kg) |
| Rudder | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| General | Fractional rigged sloop |
| Sails | |
| Total sail area | 100 sq ft (9.3 m2) |
The Martin 16 is a small Canadian keelboat designed specifically for adaptive and accessible sailing. It was first built in 1995[1][2][3] by Martin Yachts, who completed 58. Production then passed to Abbott Boats, who built 55 boats. The original molds were destroyed in a fire in 2006, but a new set were built in 2009 and production was restarted by KAPE Boatworks. The design remains in production.[4][5][6]
Design
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The fiberglass hull has a hull speed of 5.36 kn (9.93 km/h).[3] There is no motor.
It has a fractional sloop rig. Both the mainsail and the jib are mounted with booms. It can fly a spinnaker of 194 sq ft (18.0 m2).[1][3][7]
Martin 16 sailors sit on a seat facing forward and all controls and lines are led to the cockpit to allow sailing without having to leave the seat. The rudder is controlled with a joystick. There is a second seat aft for a passenger or instructor.
It has a lifting bulb keel and carries 330 lb (150 kg) of lead ballast. With the keel extended it cannot be tipped. The boat has a draft of 3.33 ft (1.01 m) with the keel extended and 1.33 ft (0.41 m) with it retracted.[1][3][8]
Operational history
[edit]A fleet of Martin 16s is operated by Nepean Sailing Club in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and used as the training and racing boat for their Able Sail program for disabled sailors.[9]
A similar fleet of Martin 16s has been used by Challenged Sailors San Diego from Harbor Island for their disabled sailor programming.[10]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Browning, Randy (2017). "Martin 16 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Browning, Randy (2017). "Don Martin". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 3 4 Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Martin 16". sailboat.guide. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Browning, Randy (2017). "Abbott Boats Inc. 1950-". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Browning, Randy (2017). "Martin Yachts Ltd. (CAN)". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ KAPE Boatworks Inc (2017). "Martin 16 Racing and Cruising". kapeboatworks.com. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ InterVisionSoft LLC (2017). "Sailboat Specifications for Martin 16". Sailing Joy. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ↑ KAPE Boatworks. "Martin 16 brochure" (PDF). kapeboatworks.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ↑ Nepean Sailing Club. "NSC Able Sail". nsc.ca. Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ↑ Challenged Sailors San Diego (23 April 2018). "Challenged Sailors leave disabilities at the dock, embrace freedom on the water". Fox 5 San Diego.
External links
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