Review of Buccaneer 18 (Macalpine-Downie)
Basic specs.
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The Buccaneer 18 (Macalpine-Downie) is equipped with a fractional rig. A fractional rig has smaller headsails which make tacking easier, which is an advantage for cruisers and racers, of course. The downside is that having the wind from behind often requires a gennaker or a spinnaker for optimal speed.
Sailing characteristics
This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.
The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level.
The immersion rate for Buccaneer 18 (Macalpine-Downie) is about 62 kg/cm, alternatively 348 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 62 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm.
Alternatively, if you load 348 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.
Sailing statistics
This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.
What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?
The l/b ratio for Buccaneer 18 (Macalpine-Downie) is 3.00.
Maintenance
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