12 Square Meter Sharpie vs Buccaneer 18
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On the numbers
Next to the 12 Square Meter Sharpie, the Buccaneer 18 is 0.5 m shorter and 2% lighter. The Buccaneer 18 has the higher D/L (48, ultralight), the 12 Square Meter Sharpie the lower (41, ultralight). The 12 Square Meter Sharpie has the higher Comfort ratio (5.5, lightweight racing), the Buccaneer 18 the lower (4.2, lightweight racing). The Buccaneer 18 has the higher Capsize screening (3.03, above the guideline), the 12 Square Meter Sharpie the lower (2.35, above the guideline).
12 Square Meter Sharpie
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Buccaneer 18
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| General | ||
| Builder | – | Chrysler Marine |
| Designer | Krogen Brothers | Rod Macalpine-Downie/Dick Gibbs |
| Hull type | Centerboard Dinghy | Centerboard Dinghy |
| Rigging | Gunter | Fractional Sloop |
| Construction | Wood | FG |
| First built | 1931 | 1968 |
| Number built | – | 5,000 |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 5.97 m ▲ | 5.49 m ▼ |
| Waterline length | 5.39 m ▲ | 5.08 m ▼ |
| Beam | 1.43 m ▼ | 1.83 m ▲ |
| Draft (max) | 0.29 m ▼ | 1.17 m ▲ |
| Draft (min) | 0.97 m ▲ | 0.18 m ▼ |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 231 kg ▲ | 227 kg ▼ |
| Ratios | ||
| D/L | 41 ▼ ultralight | 48 ▲ ultralight |
| Comfort ratio | 5.5 ▲ lightweight racing | 4.2 ▼ lightweight racing |
| Capsize screening | 2.35 ▼ above the guideline | 3.03 ▲ above the guideline |
| Hull speed | 5.64 kn ▲ | 5.47 kn ▼ |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.