Trac 16
The Trac 16 (sometimes styled as the TRAC-16 or Trac-16) is an American catamaran sailboat that was designed by Steve Nichols as a day sailer and first built in 1983. Production
The design was built in the United States by the AMF Alcort division of American Machine and Foundry, starting in 1983. A total of 600 boats were completed, but it is now out of production. Design
The Trac 16 is a recreational sailing dinghy, with a fractional sloop rig and its hulls built of fiberglass. The hulls have raked stems and plumb transoms with dual transom-hung rudders controlled by a tiller. The boat displaces . The boat has no keels, but the hulls are asymmetrical and the "banana" shape provides some counter to leeway when sailing upwind. The boat has a draft of , allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. The design has a hull speed of . See also
List of multihulls
List of sailing boat types

Related development
Trac 14

Similar sailboats
Hobie 16

References

External links

Video - Sailing a Trac 16
Video - Tacking a Trac 16 

Dinghies
Catamarans
1980s sailboat type designs
Sailboat type designs by Steve Nichols
Sailboat types built by American Machine and Foundry