Newport 212
{{short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2021}}
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|name = Newport 212
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|designer = Harry R. Sindle
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|location = United States
|year = 1972
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|builder = Newport Boats
|role = Cruiser
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|draft = {{convert|5.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} with keel down
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|displacement = {{convert|1500|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = monohull
|construction = fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|21.16|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|19.08|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|7.67|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = outboard motor
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|keel type = swing keel
|ballast = {{convert|400|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
|rudder type = transom-mounted rudder
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|rig type = Bermuda rig
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|sailplan = fractional rigged sloop
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|sailarea total = {{convert|182.00|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|phrf = 267
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|successor = Newport 214
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The Newport 212 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Harry R. Sindle as a pocket cruiser and first built in 1972.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/newport-212|title= Newport 212 sailboat |access-date= 23 April 2021|last= McArthur| first= Bruce |work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210422164804/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/newport-212|archive-date= 22 April 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/designer/sindle-harry-r|title= Harry R. Sindle 1930 - 2020|access-date= 23 April 2021|last= McArthur| first= Bruce |work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200806122346/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/sindle-harry-r|archive-date= 6 August 2020|url-status= live}}Henkel, Steve: The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, page 114. International Marine/McGraw-Hill, 2010. {{ISBN|978-0-07-163652-0}}
Production
The design was built by Newport Boats in Newport, California, United States, from 1972 until 1976, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/builder/lockley-newport-boats-usa|title= Lockley Newport Boats (USA) 1964 - 1988 |access-date = 23 April 2021|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200806122739/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/lockley-newport-boats-usa|archive-date= 6 August 2020|url-status= live}}
Design
The Newport 212 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a spooned raked stem, a reverse transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable swing keel. It displaces {{convert|1500|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and carries {{convert|400|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} of ballast.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|5.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the swing keel extended and {{convert|10|in|cm|abbr=on}} with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.
The boat is normally fitted with a small {{convert|3|to|6|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee berths in the main cabin along with a drop leaf table. The optional galley is located on the starboard side just forward of the companionway ladder over the starboard berth. Cabin headroom is {{convert|50|in|cm|0|abbr=on}}.
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 267 and a hull speed of {{convert|5.8|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.
Operational history
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "... best features: The biggest advantage of the 212 over her comp[etitor]s is her higher Space Index, a result of comparatively generous freeboard. We also like her spacious cabin layout, complete with dropleaf table, and her shallow draft and smooth bottom with board up, intimating an easy trip on and off a trailer. And her specs make her look faster than her PHRF rating of 267 would indicate, in spite of a somewhat lower S/D, and an extra 100 pounds of displacement compared to her comp[etitor]s. Worst features: Immediately noticeable in her inboard profile drawing is her unusual centerboard lifting gear and storage position, All we can say is that it looks complicated, and when it comes to centerboard arrangements, after some bad experiences, we have come to prefer simple."
See also
References
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{{Lockley Newport Boats}}
{{Trailer sailers and Trailer yachts worldwide}}
Category:1970s sailboat type designs