Cherry 16

{{short description|Lightweight trailer sailer designed by Frank Pelin}}

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|name = Cherry 16

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|insignia alt = Cherry 16 trailer sailer class insignia

|insignia caption = Class Symbol

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|designer = Frank Pelin

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|location = New Zealand

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|no built = 700 {{cite web | title = Cherry 16 Register | url = http://www.users.on.net/~dbannon/cherry/register.html | accessdate = 26 May 2020 }}

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|role = Cruising and racing

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|hull type = Monohull

|construction = Plywood

|loa = {{convert|4.864|m|ft|abbr=on}}

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|beam = {{convert|2.178|m|ft|abbr=on}}

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|hull weight = {{convert|108.9|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

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|keel type = Centerboard

|ballast = {{convert|41|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

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|rig type = Fractional rigged sloop

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|sailarea main = {{convert|7.06|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}

|sailarea headsail = {{convert|3.72|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}

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|sailarea spin = {{convert|7.62|m2|sqft|abbr=on}}

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The Cherry 16 is a {{convert|4.864|m|ft|abbr=on}} light weight trailer sailer designed by Frank Pelin in the 1970s.{{cite magazine |last= Dudley |first= Vanessa |date= November 1980 |title= The Cherry 16 - A trailer-sailer that gets back to cheap family sailing |magazine= Modern Boating and Seacraft |location= NSW (Australia) |publisher= Modern Magazines Ltd}}{{cite web | title = Cherry 16 Blog| url = http://pelincherry16.blogspot.com/ | accessdate = 21 May 2020 }} The hull is assembled from plywood using the stitch and glue method and can be assembled by an amateur boat builder.{{cite web | title = Pelin Plan | url = https://www.pelinplans.co.nz/boat-plans/yachts/cherry-4-864m-detail | accessdate = 21 May 2020 }} Plans for the construction of the Cherry 16 are still commercially available from Pelin Plans (New Zealand).