Twitchell 12
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2022}}
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|name = Twitchell 12
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T12
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|designer = Ron Holder
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|location = United States
|year = 1991
|no built = 27
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|builder = W. D. Schock Corp
|role = Sailing dinghy
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|draft = {{convert|2.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} with daggerboard down
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|displacement = {{convert|165|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = monohull
|construction = fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|12.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|10.83|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|4.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|keel type = daggerboard
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|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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The Twitchell 12 is an American sailboat that was designed by Ron Holder as a day sailer for people with limited mobility and first built in 1991.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/twitchell-12|title= Twitchell 12 sailboat |access-date= 22 August 2022|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220822181316/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/twitchell-12|archive-date= 22 August 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/schock/twitchell-12|title= Twitchell 12|access-date= 22 August 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220822181313/https://sailboat.guide/schock/twitchell-12|archive-date= 22 August 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/designer/holder-ron|title= Ron Holder|access-date = 22 August 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20201003175849/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/holder-ron|archive-date= 3 October 2020|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/ron-holder|title= Ron Holder|access-date= 22 August 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220401131803/https://sailboat.guide/ron-holder|archive-date= 1 April 2022|url-status= live}}
Production
The design was built by W. D. Schock Corp in the United States, from 1991 until 1993, with 27 boats completed, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/builder/schock-wd|title= Schock W.D.|access-date= 22 August 2022|last= McArthur| first= Bruce |work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200718211515/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/schock-wd|archive-date= 18 July 2020|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/schock|title= Schock W.D.|access-date= 22 August 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20211223180511/https://sailboat.guide/schock|archive-date= 23 December 2021|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://wdschockcorp.com/about-us|title= About Us|access-date= 22 August 2022|author= W. D. Schock Corp|author-link= W. D. Schock Corp|work= wdschockcorp.com |year= 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200719045620/https://wdschockcorp.com/about-us|archive-date= 19 July 2020|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= http://wdschock.com/history/boatlist.htm|title= Boats built by W.D. Schock|access-date= 22 August 2022|author= W. D. Schock Corp|author-link= W. D. Schock Corp|work= wdschock.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100221183356/http://wdschock.com/history/boatlist.htm|archive-date= 21 February 2010|url-status= dead}}
Design
The Twitchell 12 is a recreational sailing dinghy, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig with a jib boom, a raked stem, a reverse transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a cockpit joystick and a retractable daggerboard. It displaces {{convert|165|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|2.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the daggerboard extended and {{convert|6|in|cm|abbr=on}} with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.
The design has a hull speed of {{convert|4.41|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://archive.today/20220822184535/https://www.sailingtexas.com/Pics/pictwichell12100a.jpg Photo of a Twitchell 12]
{{WD Schock Corp}}
{{Sailing dinghies and skiffs}}
Category:1990s sailboat type designs
Category:One-design sailing classes