Trac 16
The Trac 16 is an American catamaran sailboat that was designed by Steve Nichols as a day sailer and first built in 1983.
Production
The design was built in the United States by the AMF Alcort division of American Machine and Foundry, starting in 1983. A total of 600 boats were completed, but it is now out of production.Design
The Trac 16 is a recreational sailing dinghy, with a fractional sloop rig and its hulls built of fiberglass. The hulls have raked stems and plumb transoms with dual transom-hung rudders controlled by a tiller. The boat displaces.The boat has no keels, but the hulls are asymmetrical and the "banana" shape provides some counter to leeway when sailing upwind. The boat has a draft of, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.
The design has a hull speed of.