Rebel 16
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The Rebel 16 is an American
The design was the first production fiberglass boat.[3]
Production
The design was initially built by Ray Greene & Co in the United States with 25 sold in the first year, but the company went out of business in 1975, when Ray Greene retired. The boat was built by the Melling Tool Company, Rebel Industries and Spindrift One Designs before production by Nickels Boat Works. That company merged with Windrider in 2015 and it is no longer advertised on their website as being in production.[1][3][4][5][6][7]
Design
The Rebel 16 is a recreational
The boat has a draft of 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with the centerboard extended and 6 in (15 cm) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[1]
For safety the design is equipped with foam buoyancy flotation under the seats and in the bow. It features adjustable
The design has a Portsmouth Yardstick racing average handicap of 97.2 and is normally raced with a crew of at least two sailors.[3]
Variants
- Rebel
- Original model[1]
- Rebel II
- This model has narrower side decks and a correspondingly wider cockpit[1]
Operational history
The design has an active class club, the Rebel Class Association.[8]
In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote, the "Rebel was the first production sailboat built in fiberglass. Acceptance was fast, and there have been annual national regattas since 1951"[3]
A 2008 staff report in Sailing Magazine termed it a "tough but nimble little classic".[7]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Rebel 16 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Alvin Youngquist". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ ISBN 0-395-65239-1
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Ray Greene & Co. 1947 - 1975". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Nickels Boat Works, Inc. (USA)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ Windrider (9 September 2020). "Sailboats". windrider.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ a b Staff (8 January 2008). "Rebel 16". Sailing Magazine. Archived from the original on 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Rebel Class Association (USA)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
External links
Media related to Rebel 16 at Wikimedia Commons
