Tanzer 16
{{Short description|Canadian sailboat by Tanzer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=March 2021}}
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|crew = Two
|type = Fractional rigged sloop
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|construction = Fibreglass
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|keel = centreboard keel
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|loa = {{convert|16.33|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|15.58|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|6.17|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|mainsailandjib = {{convert|135|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|mainsail = {{convert|100|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}
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|year = 1963
|designer = Johann Tanzer
|location = Canada
|builder = Tanzer Industries
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The Tanzer 16 is a Canadian sailboat, that was designed by Johann Tanzer and first built in 1963. The design is out of production.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/tanzer-16|title = Tanzer 16 sailboat specifications and details|access-date = 8 July 2016|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2016|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220302151450/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/tanzer-16|archive-date= 2 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/3717/tanzer-16|title = Sailboat Specifications for Tanzer 16 |access-date = 8 July 2016|work = Sailing Joy|author= InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190120043054/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/3717/tanzer-16|archive-date= 20 January 2019|url-status= dead}}Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 76-77. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. {{ISBN|0-395-65239-1}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/designer/tanzer-johann|title= Johann Tanzer 1927 - 2016|access-date = 28 February 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220228230342/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/tanzer-johann|archive-date= 28 February 2022|url-status= live}}
Derived from the similar 1963 Constellation 16, the Tanzer 16 design was developed into the Overnighter 16 in 1964, by the addition of a cuddy cabin.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/constellation-16|title = Constellation 16 sailboat specifications and details|access-date = 8 July 2016|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2016|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220302151611/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/constellation-16|archive-date= 2 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/overnighter-16|title = Overnighter 16 sailboat specifications and details|access-date = 8 July 2016|last= Browning| first = Randy |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2016|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220302151646/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/overnighter-16|archive-date= 2 March 2022|url-status= live}}
Production
The boat was built by Tanzer Industries in Canada and remained in production until the company went out of business in 1986.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/builder/tanzer-industries-ltd|title= Tanzer Industries Ltd. 1966 - 1986|access-date = 28 February 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200908184852/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/tanzer-industries-ltd|archive-date= 8 September 2020|url-status= live}}
The boat's class association acquired the tooling for the design after Tanzer Industries closed down, but it is unknown if more examples have been produced since then.
Design
The Tanzer 16 is a small recreational sailing dinghy, built predominantly of fibreglass, aluminum spars and oiled teak wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, with a roller-reefing boom, a transom-hung kick-up rudder, a spooned stem and a kick-up centreboard keel. It displaces {{convert|450|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}} and has foam flotation.
The boat has a hull speed of {{convert|5.29|kn|km/h|2|abbr=on}} and is capable of planing. Its broad beam and low centre-of-gravity result in increased stability.
The design has a Portsmouth Yardstick racing average handicap of 98.3.
Variants
;Constellation 16
:Original Johann Tanzer design of 1963. Length overall {{convert|16.33|ft|m|abbr=on}}, displacement {{convert|450|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/4681/constellation-16|title = Sailboat Specifications for Constellation 16 |access-date = 8 July 2016|work = Sailing Joy|author= InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160807063713/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/4681/constellation-16|archive-date= 7 August 2016|url-status= dead}}
;Tanzer 16
:Renamed Constellation 16, 1900 examples were completed. In production 1963–86. Length overall {{convert|16.33|ft|m|abbr=on}}, displacement {{convert|450|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}. It has storage available in the lazarette and in the cockpit side compartments, as well as on a shelf under the foredeck.
;Overnighter 16
:Development of the Tanzer 16, with the addition of sleeping accommodations in the form of a cuddy cabin, with two bunks. 550 examples were built, starting in 1964. Length overall {{convert|16.33|ft|m|abbr=on}}, displacement {{convert|450|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url = http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/4533/overnighter-16|title = Sailboat Specifications for Overnighter 16 |access-date = 8 July 2016|work = Sailing Joy|author= InterVisionSoft LLC|year = 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190120043131/http://www.sailingjoy.com/sailboat_specs/sailboat_specs/view/4533/overnighter-16|archive-date= 20 January 2019|url-status= dead}}
See also
References
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{{Tanzer sailboats}}
{{Sailing dinghies and skiffs}}
Category:1960s sailboat type designs