Phoenix 18

Phoenix 18
Development
DesignerDick Gibbs and Rod Macalpine-Downie
LocationUnited States
Year1964
Builder(s)Gibbs Boat Company
MFG Boat Company
Skene Boats
NamePhoenix 18
Boat
Displacement250 lb (113 kg)
Draft2.25 ft (0.69 m) with centerboards down
Hull
TypeCatamaran
Constructionfiberglass
LOA18.00 ft (5.49 m)
LWL16.00 ft (4.88 m)
Beam7.92 ft (2.41 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typetwin centerboards
Rudder(s)twin transom-mounted rudders
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
Sails
Sailplanfractional rigged sloop
Total sail area235.00 sq ft (21.832 m2)
← Shark 20

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The Phoenix 18 is an American catamaran sailing dinghy that was designed by Dick Gibbs and Rod Macalpine-Downie and first built in 1964.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

The boat is a smaller variant of the Shark 20 and a development of the Thai Mark IV.[1][2]

The boat was named after the mythical bird as it was the first design built by the Gibbs Boat Company after its factory burned down.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b c McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Phoenix 18 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Phoenix 18". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  3. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "J.R. (Rod) Macalpine-Downie 1934 - 1986". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  4. ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "J.R. (Rod) Macalpine-Downie". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  5. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Dick Gibbs 1929 - 2009". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  6. ^ Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Dick Gibbs". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2022.