Naiad 18

{{Short description|Sailboat class}}

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{{Infobox sailboat specifications

|name = Naiad 18

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|designer = Mark Ellis

|location = Canada

|year = 1984 to 1986

|no built = 20{{cite web|url = http://www.pbase.com/nonsuch/18_gallery%20[/bpbase/.com/b|title = Naiad 18 Gallery|access-date = 2 June 2018|author=Nonsuch Photo Galleries |work = www.pbase.com|date = 4 June 2013|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220326115118/https://www.pbase.com/nonsuch/18_gallery%20%5B/bpbase/.com/b|archive-date= 26 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{better source needed|date=May 2018}}

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|builder = Luna Yachts

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|draft = {{convert|3.67|ft|m|abbr=on}} centreboard down

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|displacement = {{convert|1100|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}

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|hull type = Monohull

|construction = Fiberglass

|loa = {{convert|18.25|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|lwl = {{convert|17.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}

|beam = {{convert|6.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}

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|engine = Outboard motor

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|keel type = centreboard

|ballast = {{convert|550|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}

|rudder type = transom-mounted rudder

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|rig type = Cat rig

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|sailplan = Catboat

|sailarea main = {{convert|144|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}

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The Naiad 18 is a Canadian trailerable sailboat, that was designed by Mark Ellis, first built from 1984 to 1986, and named for the mythological water sprites.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/naiad-18|title = Naiad 18 sailboat specifications and details|access-date = 1 June 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220326115127/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/naiad-18|archive-date= 26 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url =https://sailboatdata.com/designer/ellis-mark|title = Mark Ellis|access-date = 1 June 2018|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2018|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210909203635/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/ellis-mark|archive-date= 9 September 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/naiad-18|title= Naiad 18|access-date= 25 March 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220326115213/https://sailboat.guide/naiad-18|archive-date= 26 March 2022|url-status= live}}