McVay Fiberglass Yachts Falcon 16
Fractional Sloop · Centerboard Dinghy · First built 1954
A prolific centreboard dinghy with nearly 1000 built, designed for class racing with a spinnaker
Designed by G. William McVay Sr.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Ballast
- Hull type
- Centerboard Dinghy
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 19 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.
1.76 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.
255 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.
10.3 — modest power for her weight; easygoing rather than lively, and happier with a breeze.
52% of her weight is ballast — very stiff, carrying full sail in a blow.
A capable cruiser that sits just inside the offshore line — coastal work with real passages in her.
- Heavier than ~100% of boats her size on file
- Draws less than ~80% of boats her size on file
Compared with 360 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
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