Beta Marine

Beta Marine

Sailboat Specifications

Definitions
Hull Type: Centerboard Dinghy
Rigging Type: Fractional Sloop
LOA: 18.00 ft / 5.49 m
LWL: 16.67 ft / 5.08 m
Beam: 6.00 ft / 1.83 m
Displacement: 500.00 lb / 227 kg
Max Draft: 3.83 ft / 1.17 m
Min Draft: 0.58 ft / 0.18 m
Construction: FG
First Built: 1982
Builder: Wellcraft Marine Corp (USA)
Designer: Rod Macalpine-Downie/Dick Gibbs

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Sailboat Calculations

Definitions
Disp: / Len: 48.19
Comfort Ratio: 4.16
Capsize Screening Formula: 3.03
Hull Speed: 5.47 kn
Pounds/Inch Immersion: 357.38 pounds/inch

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Designers: Dick Gibbs
J.R. (Rod) Macalpine-Downie
Builders: Starwind (USA)
Related Sailboats: BUCCANEER 18
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Notes

Same as BUCCANEER 18
BUCCANEER PRODUCTION HISTORY:

Chrysler Corporation - 1968 thru 1980, hull #1 thru approx. #4050. (Just over 4000 boats built).
Texas Marine International (TMI) - 1981 thru 1982, hull approx. #4051 thru approx. #4750. (Around 700 boats built).
Wellcraft Marine Corporation, Starwind Division - 1982 thru 1984, hull approx. #4751 thru approx. #5000. (Approx. 250 boats built).
Gloucester Yachts (sold as GLOUCESTER 18) - 1985 thru 1986, hull #5001 thru #5059. (59 boats built).
Cardinal Yachts - 1987 thru 2000, hull #5060 thru #5065, #5100 thru #5106 and #5200 thru #521x. (28+ boats built).
Nickels Boatworks became official builder in 2008.
Nickels Boatworks merges with WindRider in 2015.