NORDICA 16
Fractional Sloop • Double-ended with long keel • Built 1975
Dimensions
- LOA
- 15.5 ft
- LWL
- 13.08 ft
- Beam
- 6.17 ft
- Max Draft
- 1.67 ft
- Displacement
- 925 lbs
- Ballast
- 400 lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 2.53 (use caution offshore)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 21.9
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 184
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- 43.2%
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 130 sq ft
- I
- 15.5 ft
- J
- 5.5 ft
- P
- 18 ft
- E
- 8.33 ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Double-ended with long keel
- Rig Type
- Fractional Sloop
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- Concrete
Production
- First Built
- 1975
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- 400
Notes: Nearly all documents, including builder's brochures list LOA as 15.5'. We have seen one builder's brochure stating the LOA is 16' including rudder. \nDerived from the Swedish built LYNAES 14. \nSimilar versions:\nDANICA 16. (25 built)\nMIDGET 15, Lynæs Shipyard Ltd.,Germany.\nOOSTZEEJOL (15)\nThanks to Jack Gutter for providing information.
Builder
- Exe Fibercraft Ltd. (CAN) (1975–1992)
Class Associations
Related Boats
| Name | LOA (ft) | Year | Rig |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYNAES 14 | 15.26 | 1820 | Fractional Sloop |