M-16 Scow

BoatsM-16 Scow

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Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

TrailerableBeam 1.77 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 200 kg of hull, so roughly 800 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 200 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draught shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.

CoastalBluewater

At 3.05 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 3.05

EasygoingPowered-up

40.7 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 40.7

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

Lighter than ~92% of boats her size on file
Narrower than ~90% of boats her size on file

Compared with 228 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions

Weights

Rig & sail area

Rig

Frac. Sloop (Rotating Spar)

Ratios

SA / displacement

40.7

Capsize screening

3.05

Hull

Hull type

Scow Twin Cbrd.

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 1950

Designer

Johnson, Melges Boat Works

Builder

Windward Boatworks, Melges Performance Sailboats

Boats like this, on the water

Nobody has filmed this one — but these are close.

Comparable boats the fleet has on camera: same type, within a quarter of her length. Open the boat, or watch the video — a timestamp means she only appears in passing.

Drascombe Dabber4.72 mSame hull family0.2 m shorterA John Watkinson-designed sprit-rigged daysailer with a centreboard, built since 1970 for shallow-water versatility

Getting Underway - Portland to Boston23:16 from The Mariner

RS Quest4.29 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA 140kg fractional sloop with a centerboard trunk designed for stable, versatile training and family sailing

Sea Cadet National Sailing and Windsurfing Regatta 20250:48 from City Sailing

Microtonner 195.50 mSame hull family0.6 m longerA high-performance fractional sloop designed by Nestor Volker to the International Micro Class rule for competitive racing

I Met the Man Who Puts Sailboats Inside the São Francisco River | #SAL #4256:23 from Hashtag Sal

Marshall Marine Corporation Sanderling5.54 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA gaff-rigged catboat based on a 1941 design, featuring a shallow-draft keel-centerboard hull for versatile day sailing

The History of Beneteau Boats11:37 from Practical Sailor

The family

Boats like this

Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

M-20 ScowA classic 1963 twin-board scow featuring a lightweight 270kg hull and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for agile racing Mc ScowA high-performance cat-rigged scow with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio, evolved from 1950s J Scow roots Melges 14A high-performance, ultra-lightweight dinghy featuring an unstayed cat rig designed by Reichel/Pugh for pure speed Inland 20 ScowA Melges-designed scow updated with a carbon spar and a sprit-flown asymmetrical spinnaker for high-performance racing CL Sailboats 16A fibreglass centreboard dinghy featuring the classic Wayfarer hull shape and sail plan, updated with a modified cockpit

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