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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Geoffrey Prindle |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1977 |
| No. built | 2,300 |
| Builder(s) | Surfglas Prindle Catamarans Lear Siegler Inc. |
| Role | Racer |
| Name | Prindle 18 |
| Boat | |
| Crew | two |
| Displacement | 335 lb (152 kg) |
| Draft | 7 in (18 cm) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Catamaran |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 18.00 ft (5.49 m) |
| LWL | 17.00 ft (5.18 m) |
| Beam | 7.92 ft (2.41 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | none |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudders |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Fractional rigged sloop |
| Mainsail area | 170 sq ft (16 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 48 sq ft (4.5 m2) |
| Total sail area | 218 sq ft (20.3 m2) |
| Racing | |
| D-PN | 74.5 |
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The Prindle 18 is an American catamaran sailing dinghy that was designed by Geoffrey Prindle as a racer and first built in 1977.[1][2][3]
Geoffrey Prindle had started out as a surfboard manufacturer but was also successful racing Hobie 14 catamarans and started his own line of boats, starting with the Prindle 16.[2]
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Prindle 18 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ a b McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Geoffrey Prindle". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 94-95. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN 0-395-65239-1