| Twitchell 12 | |
| Insignia: | T12 |
| Insignia Size: | 150px |
| Designer: | Ron Holder |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1991 |
| No Built: | 27 |
| Builder: | W. D. Schock Corp |
| Role: | Sailing dinghy |
| Draft: | 2feet with daggerboard down |
| Displacement: | 1650NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | monohull |
| Construction: | fiberglass |
| Loa: | 12feet |
| Lwl: | 10.83feet |
| Beam: | 4.5feet |
| Keel Type: | daggerboard |
| Rudder Type: | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| Sailplan: | fractional rigged sloop |
| Sailarea Total: | 68square feet |
The Twitchell 12 is an American sailboat that was designed by Ron Holder as a day sailer for people with limited mobility and first built in 1991.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The design was built by W. D. Schock Corp in the United States, from 1991 until 1993, with 27 boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1] [2] [5] [6] [7] [8]
The Twitchell 12 is a recreational sailing dinghy, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig with a jib boom, a raked stem, a reverse transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a cockpit joystick and a retractable daggerboard. It displaces 1650NaN0.[1] [2]
The boat has a draft of 2feet with the daggerboard extended and 6inches with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[1] [2]
The design has a hull speed of 4.41kn.[2]
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