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Nordica 16

Fractional Sloop · Double-ended With Long Keel · First built 1975

A double-ended fractional sloop derived from the Swedish Lynaes 14, featuring a long keel and shoal draft for coastal days

Designed by Ole Jensen, built by Exe Fibercraft.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Double-ended With Long Keel

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Character

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

TrailerableBeam 1.88 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 420 kg of hull, so roughly 1,000 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 420 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.Shoal draughtDraws 0.51 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a beamy beam gives 9 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 9
CoastalBluewater

At 2.54 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.54
LightHeavy

185 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 185
EasygoingPowered-up

19.9 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 19.9
TenderStiff

43% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 43%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Lighter than ~83% of boats her size on file
  • Draws less than ~83% of boats her size on file

Compared with 30 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
43.2%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.9
Displacement / length
184.5
Comfort ratio
9.2
Capsize screening
2.54
Hull speed
4.8 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
288
Hull
Hull type
Double-ended with long keel
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Concrete
Production
Years built
First built 1975
Units built
400
Designer
Ole Jensen
Builder
Exe Fibercraft

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.

Jeanneau Cap 5405.40 mSame hull family0.7 m longerA 1986 fractional sloop with a long keel and shallow draft, designed for stable, shoal-water coastal cruising
Delivery and tour, before and after ⛵️ Jeanneau 54 sailboat3:11from Allende los Mares · Vuelta Vertical

The family

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