SIDEWINDER 16
Fractional Sloop • Centerboard Dinghy • Built 1969
Dimensions
- LOA
- 15.5 ft
- LWL
- 14.33 ft
- Beam
- 4.5 ft
- Max Draft
- 3 ft
- Min Draft
- 0.42 ft
- Displacement
- 175 lbs
- Ballast
- — lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 3.22 (use caution offshore)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 55.0
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- 26
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- —
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 107.5 sq ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Centerboard Dinghy
- Rig Type
- Fractional Sloop
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- —
Production
- First Built
- 1969
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- —
Notes: The SIDEWINDER was the company's most successful sailboat model. The design has an interesting feature that allows the pivot point for the centerboard to be adjusted fore and aft for sailing under the sloop or cat rig.
Designers
- Dick Gibbs (1929–2009)
- J.R. (Rod) Macalpine-Downie (1934–1986)
Builder
- MFG Boat Company (USA) (1965–1983)