Rebel 16

Rebel 16
Development
DesignerRay Greene and Alvin Youngquist
LocationUnited States
Year1948
No. builtover 4,000
Builder(s)Ray Greene & Co
Melling Tool Company
Rebel Industries
Spindrift One Designs
Nickels Boat Works
RoleOne-design racer
NameRebel 16
Boat
Crewminimum of two
Displacement700 lb (318 kg)
Draft3.50 ft (1.07 m) with the centreboard down
Hull
TypeMonohull
ConstructionFiberglass
LOA16.10 ft (4.91 m)
Beam6.62 ft (2.02 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typecentreboard
Ballast110 lb (50 kg)
Rudder(s)transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
I foretriangle height18.00 ft (5.49 m)
J foretriangle base4.42 ft (1.35 m)
P mainsail luff22.29 ft (6.79 m)
E mainsail foot11.12 ft (3.39 m)
Sails
SailplanFractional rigged sloop Masthead sloop
Mainsail area123.93 sq ft (11.513 m2)
Jib/genoa area39.78 sq ft (3.696 m2)
Total sail area163.71 sq ft (15.209 m2)
Racing
D-PN97.2

The Rebel 16 is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by Ray Greene and Alvin Youngquist as a one-design racer and first built in 1948.[1][2][3]

The design was the first production fiberglass boat.[3]

  1. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Rebel 16 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  2. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Alvin Youngquist". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 72-73. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN 0-395-65239-1