Buccaneer 18
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The Buccaneer 18, also called the Buccaneer dinghy and the Gloucester 18, is an American planing sailing dinghy that was designed in 1966 by Rod Macalpine-Downie and Dick Gibbs as a one-design racer and day sailer. The prototype was first shown in 1967 at Yachting's "One of a Kind" Regatta, in which it placed second.[1][2][3][4][5]
Production
The design has built by a long line of companies in the United States. About 5,000 boats had been built by the time production ended in 2020.[1][4][5]
The design was initially built by Chrysler Marine, a division of the Chrysler Corporation, in Plano, Texas, starting in 1968. The company completed just over 4,000 boats, during the period 1968-1980. As a result of a government bailout of Chrysler Marine's car manufacturing parent company, the marine division was sold in 1980 to a consortium of six former Chrysler Marine executives who formed Texas Marine International Inc. (Texas Marine Industries), retaining the location in Plano, Texas. Texas Marine built about 700 boats in 1981-1982.[1][6][7]
Wellcraft Marine Corporation's Starwind division built the design from 1982-1984, completing about 250 boats.[1]
From 1985-1986 Gloucester Yachts, part of Lockley Newport Boats, built 59 boats under the name Gloucester 18, before the company went out of business in 1988.[8][9] Cardinal Yachts took over production from 1987-2000, building 28 boats over 13 years.[1]
In 2008 Nickels Boatworks became the official builder. That company merged with WindRider LLC in 2015 and production continued at their Burton, Michigan plant, under the WindRider name until 2020.[5][10]
Design
The Buccaneer 18 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of vinylester resin fiberglass, with wooden trim. It has a fractional sloop rig with foam-filled anodized aluminum spars. The hull has a spooned raked stem, a slightly reverse transom, a transom-hung, kick-up rudder controlled by a tiller and a kick-up centerboard. It displaces Script error: No such module "convert". and has positive flotation for safety.[1][4][5]
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The design has a Portsmouth Yardstick racing average handicap of 87.9 and is raced with a minimum crew of two sailors, although it can accommodate six people.[4][5]
Operational history
The type is supported by a type club, the Buccaneer 18 Class Association, that regulates the boat design and holds races.[11]
In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote that the, "Buccaneer, originally built by Chrysler, is a big boat with a 7-foot 3-inch cockpit, seating six. The boat was designed to be easy to sail and maintain. The hull is planing, with the wide beam well aft and a lean bow."[4]
See also
References
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External links
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- Dinghies
- 1960s sailboat type designs
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- Sailboat type designs by Dick Gibbs
- Sailboat type designs by Rod Macalpine-Downie
- Sailboat types built by Gloucester Yachts
- Sailboat types built by Chrysler Marine
- Sailboat types built by WindRider LLC
- Sailboat types built by Nickels Boat Works
- Sailboat types built by Cardinal Yachts
- Sailboat types built by Texas Marine Industries