SL 16

The SL 16 is a 4.80 m long fiberglass sailing catamaran. It is designed to be sailed by two people. The SL 16 was selected by ISAF in 2005 for youth world championships.

SL 16
Boat
Crew2
Hull
Hull weight145 kg
LOA4800 mm
Beam2320 mm
Rig
Mast length8 m
Sails
Mainsail area13.75 m2
Jib/genoa area3.75 m2
Spinnaker area17 m2
Racing
D-PN73.0

It has a D-PN of 73.0[1]

History

The SL 16 was designed in 2003 by Yves Loday. The boat is based on the KL 15.5 from 1993, but has bigger and more modern rig.

  • Units build: 800 total, 200 in 2002-2007, 50 in 2007[2]
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See also

References

  1. "Multihull Classes". US Sailing. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
  2. ISAF SL 16 2008 class report
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