DS-16

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|designer = G. Diller & Herman Schwill

|location = Canada

|year = 1970

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|displacement = {{convert|500|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}

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|engine = Outboard motor

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|keel type = shallow draft fixed keel or centreboard

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|rudder type = transom-mounted rudder

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The DS-16 is a Canadian trailerable sailboat, that was designed by G. Diller and Herman Schwill and first built in 1970.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/ds-16|title = DS-16 sailboat specifications and details|access-date = 6 June 2017|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2017|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220315195923/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/ds-16|archive-date= 15 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/ds/16|title= DS-16|access-date= 15 March 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220315200045/https://sailboat.guide/ds/16|archive-date= 15 March 2022|url-status= live}}

Production

The boat was built by Diller-Schwill (DS Yachts) in Odessa, Ontario Canada, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/builder/ds-yachts-schwill-yachts-can|title= DS Yachts|access-date = 6 March 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220306011832/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/ds-yachts-schwill-yachts-can|archive-date= 6 March 2022|url-status= live}}

Design

File:Diller Schwill DS-16 sailboat Lazy Daze 3874.jpg

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The DS-16 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder and a fixed shallow draft keel or optionally a centreboard. It displaces {{convert|500|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|135|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.

The centreboard version has a draft of {{convert|4.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the centreboard extended and {{convert|0.58|ft|m|abbr=on}} with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.

The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.

The design has a hull speed of {{convert|5.07|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.

Operational history

In a review Michael McGoldrick wrote, "The DS 16 is probably the smallest sailboat with lockable cuddy cabin that you'll find... The cabin has a little over 3 feet (1 metre) of sitting headroom and is supposed to have enough space for a double berth, although it's likely to be extremely cramped for two adults... With a total length of 16 feet (4.88 m) and weight of only 650 pounds (295 kg), it should be possible to trailer the DS 16 with almost any car."{{cite web|url = http://sailquest.com/market/models/ds16.htm|title =DS 16 |access-date = 24 July 2018|last=McGoldrick |first=Michael |work = Sail Quest|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220315195923/http://sailquest.com/market/models/ds16.htm|archive-date= 15 March 2022|url-status= live}}