Martin 16

Martin 16

Development
Designer	Don Martin
Location	Canada
Year	1995
No. built	113
Builder(s)	Martin Yachts Abbott Boats KAPE Boatworks
Name	Martin 16
Boat
Displacement	730 lb (331 kg)
Draft	3.33 ft (1.01 m) with keel down
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fiberglass
LOA	16.00 ft (4.88 m)
LWL	16.00 ft (4.88 m)
Beam	4.33 ft (1.32 m)
Engine type	none
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	lifting keel
Ballast	330 lb (150 kg)
Rudder(s)	transom-mounted rudder
Rig
General	Fractional rigged sloop
Sails
Total sail area	100 sq ft (9.3 m2)
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The Martin 16 is a Canadian trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Don Martin of Vancouver, British Columbia, specifically as a boat for disabled sailors. It was first built in 1995.^[1][2][3]

The boat was first built in 1995 by Martin Yachts, who completed 58 examples. Production then passed to Abbott Boats in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, who built a further 55 boats. The original molds were destroyed in a fire in 2006, but a new set were built in 2009 and production was restarted by KAPE Boatworks of Mississauga, Ontario. The design remains in production.^{[1][3][4][5][6]}

The Martin 16 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder and a lifting weighted bulb keel. It displaces 730 lb (331 kg) and carries 330 lb (150 kg) of lead ballast. Both the mainsail and the jib are mounted with booms. It can fly a spinnaker of 194 sq ft (18.0 m²).^[1][3][7]

Martin 16 sailors sit on a seat facing forward and all controls and lines are led to the cockpit to allow sailing without having to leave the seat. The rudder is controlled with a joystick. There is a second seat behind the command seat for a passenger or instructor. With the keel extended the boat cannot be tipped. The boat has a draft of 3.33 ft (1.01 m) with the keel extended and 1.33 ft (0.41 m) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.^[1][3][8]

The boat is sailed like a dinghy and does not have provisions for an outboard motor.^[1][3]

The design has a hull speed of 5.36 kn (9.93 km/h).^[3]

A fleet of Martin 16s is operated by Nepean Sailing Club in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada and used as the training and racing boat for their Able Sail program for disabled sailors.^[9]

A similar fleet of Martin 16s has been used by Challenged Sailors San Diego from Harbor Island for their disabled sailor programming.^[10]

• List of sailing boat types

Similar sailboats

• Balboa 16
• Catalina 16.5
• DS-16
• Laguna 16
• Leeward 16
• Nordica 16
• Tanzer 16
• Twitchell 12

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