Nordica 16 Explained

Nordica 16
Image Boat:File:Nordica 16 sailboat 4183.jpg
Designer:Ole Jensen
Location:Canada
Year:1975
No Built:400
Builder:Exe Fibercraft
Displacement:9250NaN0
Hull Type:Monohull
Construction:Fiberglass
Loa:16feet
Lwl:14feet
Beam:6.17feet
Hull Draft:1.83feet
Engine:Outboard motor
Keel Type:long keel
Ballast:4300NaN0
Rudder Type:transom-mounted rudder
Rigs:Fractional rigged sloop
I:15.5feet
J:5.5feet
P:18feet
E:8.33feet
Sailarea Main:74.97square feet
Sailarea Headsail:42.63square feet
Sailarea Total:117.6square feet
Phrf:390 (average)

The Nordica 16 is a Canadian trailerable sailboat, based on the Lynaes 14, a 1820 design by Swede Ole Jensen.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Production

The boat was built by Exe Fibercraft in Canada starting in 1975, with 400 examples completed, but it is now out of production.[1] [4] [5]

Design

The Nordica 16 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder and a fixed long keel. It displaces 9250NaN0 and carries 4300NaN0 of ballast.[1] [2] [4]

The boat has a draft of 1.83feet with the standard full-length keel.[1] [4]

The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1]

The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 390. It has a hull speed of 5.01kn.[2] [4]

See also

Similar sailboats

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nordica 16 sailboat specifications and details. 21 May 2017. Browning. Randy . sailboatdata.com. 2017. https://archive.today/20220314181934/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/nordica-16. 14 March 2022. live.
  2. Web site: Sailboat Specifications for Nordica 16 . 21 May 2017. Sailing Joy. InterVisionSoft LLC. 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20120520004858/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/3659/nordica-16. 20 May 2012. dead.
  3. Web site: Lynaes 14. 21 May 2017. Browning. Randy . sailboatdata.com. 2017. https://archive.today/20220314181816/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/lynaes-14. 14 March 2022. live.
  4. Web site: Nordica 16. 14 March 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220314182050/https://sailboat.guide/exe-fibercraft/nordica-16. 14 March 2022. live.
  5. Web site: Exe Fibercraft Ltd. (CAN) 1975 - 1992 . 14 March 2022. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20210910002720/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/exe-fibercraft-ltd-can. 10 September 2021. live.