Laguna 18

{{Short description|Sailboat class}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Use American English|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox sailboat specifications

|name = Laguna 18

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|designer = W. Shad Turner

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|location = United States

|year = 1983

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|builder = Laguna Yachts

|role = Day sailer-cruiser

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|draft = {{convert|2.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|displacement = {{convert|1500|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}

|hulls =

|hull type = monohull

|construction = fiberglass

|loa = {{convert|18.99|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|lwl = {{convert|14.67|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|beam = {{convert|8.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|engine = outboard motor

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|keel type = fin keel

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

|rudder type = transom-mounted rudder

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|rig type = Bermuda rig

|I = {{convert|21.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|J = {{convert|6.58|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|P = {{convert|20.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|E = {{convert|8.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|sailplan = fractional rigged sloop

|sailarea main = {{convert|82.50|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

|sailarea headsail = {{convert|69.09|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

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|sailarea total = {{convert|151.59|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

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|previous = Windrose 5.5

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The Laguna 18 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by W. Shad Turner as a cruiser and daysailer, and first built in 1983.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/laguna-18|title= Laguna 18 sailboat |access-date= 6 April 2022|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20201018144324/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/laguna-18|archive-date= 18 October 2020|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/laguna/18|title= Laguna 18|access-date= 6 April 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220406152452/https://sailboat.guide/laguna/18|archive-date= 6 April 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/designer/turner-w-shad|title= W. Shad Turner|access-date= 6 April 2022|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220328150323/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/turner-w-shad|archive-date= 28 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/w-shad-turner|title= W. Shad Turner|access-date= 6 April 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220328150318/https://sailboat.guide/w-shad-turner|archive-date= 28 March 2022|url-status= live}}

The Laguna 18 is a development of the Windrose 5.5.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/windrose-55|title = Windrose 5.5 sailboat |access-date = 18 October 2020|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/20201018144231/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/windrose-55|archive-date= 18 October 2020 |url-status= live}}