Phoenix 18 Explained
| Phoenix 18 |
| Designer: | Dick Gibbs and Rod Macalpine-Downie |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1964 |
| Builder: | Gibbs Boat Company
MFG Boat Company
Skene Boats |
| Draft: | 2.25feet with centerboards down |
| Displacement: | 2500NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | Catamaran |
| Construction: | fiberglass |
| Loa: | 18feet |
| Lwl: | 16feet |
| Beam: | 7.92feet |
| Keel Type: | twin centerboards |
| Rudder Type: | twin transom-mounted rudders |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| Sailarea Total: | 235square feet |
| Previous: | Shark 20 |
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]
Production
The design was built by the Gibbs Boat Company starting in 1964, as well as the MFG Boat Company in the United States, and Skene Boats in Canada. The design is now out of production.[1] [2] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Design
The Phoenix 18 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass and wood. It has a fractional sloop rig. The twin hulls both have raked stems, plumb transoms, transom-hung rudders controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboards. It displaces 2500NaN0.[1] [2]
The boat has a draft of 2.25feet with a centerboard extended and 4inches with both retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[1] [2]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Phoenix 18 sailboat . 16 April 2022. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20220416214001/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/phoenix-18. 16 April 2022. live.
- Web site: Phoenix 18. 16 April 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220416214028/https://sailboat.guide/phoenix-18. 16 April 2022. live.
- Web site: J.R. (Rod) Macalpine-Downie 1934 - 1986. 16 April 2022. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20201007170114/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/macalpine-downie-jr-rod. 7 October 2020. live.
- Web site: J.R. (Rod) Macalpine-Downie. 16 April 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220416214033/https://sailboat.guide/j-r-rod-macalpine-downie. 16 April 2022. live.
- Web site: Dick Gibbs 1929 - 2009. 16 April 2022. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20201007170118/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/gibbs-dick. 7 October 2020. live.
- Web site: Dick Gibbs. 16 April 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220416214034/https://sailboat.guide/dick-gibbs. 16 April 2022. live.
- Web site: Skene Boats Ltd.. 16 April 2022. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2020. https://archive.today/20200629211914/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/skene-boats-ltd-can . 29 June 2020 . live.
- Web site: Skene Boats Ltd. 1968 — 1992. 16 April 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220414145725/https://sailboat.guide/skene. 14 April 2022. live.
- Web site: MFG Boat Company (USA) 1965 - 1983. 16 April 2022. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20220416214011/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/mfg-boat-company-usa. 16 April 2022. live.
- Web site: MFG Boat Company. 16 April 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220416214042/https://sailboat.guide/mfg. 16 April 2022. live.
- Web site: Gibbs Boat Co. (USA) 1975. 16 April 2022. McArthur. Bruce . sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20220416214015/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/gibbs-boat-co-usa. 16 April 2022. live.
- Web site: Gibbs Boat Co.. 16 April 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220416214038/https://sailboat.guide/gibbs-boat. 16 April 2022. live.
