CL 16 | |
Insignia: | File:CL 16 sail badge.png |
Insignia Size: | 150px |
Image Boat: | File:CL 16 sailboat 5668.jpg |
Designer: | Ian Proctor, Graham Dodd and George Blanchard |
Location: | Canada |
Year: | 1968 |
No Built: | 1100 |
Builder: | C&L Boatworks |
Role: | Day sailer-cruiser |
Crew: | two |
Draft: | 3.83feet with centreboard down |
Displacement: | 3650NaN0 |
Hull Type: | monohull |
Construction: | fibreglass |
Loa: | 16feet |
Lwl: | 14.83feet |
Beam: | 6.08feet |
Keel Type: | centreboard |
Rudder Type: | transom-mounted rudder |
Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
Sailplan: | fractional rigged sloop |
Sailarea Main: | 95square feet |
Sailarea Headsail: | 46.7square feet |
Sailarea Total: | 141.7square feet |
D-Pn: | 97 |
The CL 16, or CL16, is a Canadian sailing dinghy that was designed by Ian Proctor, Graham Dodd and George Blanchard, as a cruiser and daysailer, and first built in 1968.[1] [2] [3]
The CL 16 is a development of Proctor's 1957 Wayfarer design and is identical in dimensions and shape, with differences only in interior details. Proctor considers it an unauthorized copy.[1] [4] [5]
The design has been built by C&L Boatworks since 1968 in Belleville, Ontario and more recently in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada. It remains in production.[1] [6] [3] [7]
Henry Croce and Ken Lofthouse of Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia started as importers of the wooden Wayfarer, until a labour strike in the UK cut off the supply. They had the boat adapted for fibreglass construction and started their own production line as C&L. Ian Proctor considered it an unauthorized copy of the Wayfarer.[5] [8]
The CL 16 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with mahogany wood trim. It has double-chined; planing hull; a fractional sloop rig; a raked stem; a plumb transom; a transom-hung, kick-up, fibreglass rudder with an aluminum head, controlled by a tiller and a retractable centreboard. Unusually for a dinghy the mainsail is equipped with one set of reefing points. The boat displaces 3650NaN0.[1] [3]
The boat has a draft of 3.83feet with the centreboard extended and 0.67feet with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[1]
A motor bracket is a factory option, to allow the boat to be fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and manoeuvring.[1] [3]
The boat is designed to be sailed by a crew of two, but can accommodate up to six people.[3]
For sailing the design may be equipped with a spinnaker and a trapeze.[3]
In a review the Outer Harbour Centreboard Club wrote: