The Sanibel 18 is an American
trailerable sailboat
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Types
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, that was designed by
Charles Ludwig
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, first built in 1982 and named for the Floridian
town and island.
[Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 58. ]International Marine
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, 2010.
The boat was built by a series of different builders under several different model names in the United States, but all are now out of production.
Design
![Sanibel 18 Beluga 0397](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Sanibel_18_Beluga_0397.jpg)
The series are all small recreational
keelboat
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s, built predominantly of
fiberglass
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, with wood trim. They have
fractional sloop
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rigs, transom-hung
rudder
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s and retractable
centerboard
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s. They are normally fitted with a small
outboard motor
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for docking and maneuvering.
The design has sleeping accommodation for three people, with a double
"V"-berth
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Beds in boats or ships
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in the bow and a straight settee in the main cabin. Cabin headroom is .
Variants
;Skipper's Mate 17
:This model was introduced in 1982 and was built by
Southern Sails until 1984. It has a length overall of , a waterline length of , displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the centerboard down and with it up. The boat has a
hull speed
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of .
;Commodore 17
:This model was introduced in 1984 and was built by the
Commodore Yacht Corporation
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until 1985. It has a length overall of , a waterline length of , displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the centerboard down and with it up. The boat has a hull speed of .
;Sanibel 17 and 18
:The Sanibel 17 was introduced in 1985 and was built by
Captiva Yachts and later by
International Marine
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. It was renamed the Sanibel 18 in 1986, although initially no changes were made to the design. A total of 169 examples were completed between 1985 and 1988. It has a length overall of , a waterline length of , displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the centerboard down and with it up. The boat has a hull speed of .
;Snug Harbor 18
:This model was introduced in 1990 and was built by
Leisure-Time Fiberglass Products, although very few were built. The molds were made by using an existing Sanibel 18 boat hull as a
fiberglass mold plug. It has a length overall of , a waterline length of , displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the centerboard down and with it up. The boat has a hull speed of .
See also
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List of sailing boat types
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Olympic classes
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References
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