Careel 18

Careel 18
Development
Designer	John Duncanson, David Rose
Year	1968
Design	One-Design
Role	Racing, cruising
Boat
Crew	1+
Boat weight	780 kilograms (1,720 lb)
Draft	0.3 metres (1 ft 0 in)-1.2 metres (3 ft 11 in)
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fibreglass
LOA	5.6 metres (18 ft 4 in)
Beam	2.26 metres (7 ft 5 in)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	Swing keel
Ballast	186 kilograms (410 lb)
Rig
Rig type	Fractional sloop
Sails
Total sail area	14.96 square metres (161.0 sq ft)

The Compass Careel 18 is an 18 ft long trailer sailer manufactured in Australia by David Rose Yachts.[1]

The Careel 18 was originally built in 1968 by John Duncanson as a Duncanson 18, with David rose taking over manufacturing and renaming the boats as Careel 18.[1] It came out at a time when there was a boom in trailer sailers, but unlike many of its contemporaries, it still remains popular today.[2] 481 Careel 22s were built with the production run lasting for more than 30 years.

The boat was produced in three versions; Mk I (900kg), Mk II (1100kg) and Mk III (1200kg) with successive design changes including additional ballast and increases to deck and cabin height.[3]

Careels 18s sail under the Careel Cruising Yacht Association along with their larger sisters, the Careel 22. The Careel association holds regular class based race meets and social events throughout the year, mostly around Sydney. The association also holds annual championships for the class. In 2004 the association was seeing a resurgence with a core group of members in Sydney, 30–40 in Melbourne and 10–12 in Canberra.[4]

References

McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Careel 18 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
Hill, James. "Three Times a Lady". Trailer Sailer. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
"The Affordables" (PDF). Australian Sailing. October 2001.
Careel Cruising Yacht Association. "Careel association is active in cruising and racing" (PDF). careel.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.

External links

Compass Careel association Compass Careel 18 class rules

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[Data-1] McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Careel 18 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2020.

[Hill-2] Hill, James. "Three Times a Lady". Trailer Sailer. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2020.

[austsail-3] "The Affordables" (PDF). Australian Sailing. October 2001.

[Assoc-4] Careel Cruising Yacht Association. "Careel association is active in cruising and racing" (PDF). careel.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.