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Buccaneer 18 Sailboat Parts & Equipment
Buccaneer 18 Sailboat Parts & Equipment
Class Description
The Buccaneer 18 was designed by Rod MacAlpine Downie and originally commissioned by the Chrysler Marine division. It is is a wide-beamed and powerful sit-in dinghy. With a roomy cockpit and easily handled controls, the double-handed "Bucc" is manageable by one and can accommodate as many as three people. She is fast and planes in 8-10 knots. The sloop design includes a spinnaker with launch tube, the wide beam at the waterline plane eliminates the need for a trapeze. Well-balanced, self-righting, and self-bailing, the Bucc is embraced by a lively class that spans from Alaska and Toronto to South Carolina and Arizona. The "Bucc" is considered to be a "sit in" rather than a "sit on" boat...
Class Specs
| Criteria | Imperial | Metric |
| Draft (ft/m) | 3.83 | 1.17 |
| Beam (ft/m) | 6 | 1.8 |
| LOA (ft/m) | 18 | 5.4 |
| Main & Jib Sail Area (ft2/m2) | 175 | 16 |
| Spinnaker Area (ft2/m2) | 178 | 16.5 |
| Weight (lbs/kg) | 500 | 226.7 |