Phoenix 18
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Dick Gibbs and Rod Macalpine-Downie |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1964 |
| Builder(s) | Gibbs Boat Company MFG Boat Company Skene Boats |
| Name | Phoenix 18 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Draft | 2.25 ft (0.69 m) with centerboards down |
| Hull | |
| Type | Catamaran |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 18.00 ft (5.49 m) |
| LWL | 16.00 ft (4.88 m) |
| Beam | 7.92 ft (2.41 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | twin centerboards |
| Rudder(s) | twin transom-mounted rudders |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
| Total sail area | 235.00 sq ft (21.832 m2) |
← Shark 20
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The Phoenix 18 is an American catamaran sailing dinghy that was designed by Dick Gibbs and Rod Macalpine-Downie and first built in 1964.
The boat is a smaller variant of the Shark 20 and a development of the Thai Mark IV.
The boat was named after the mythical bird as it was the first design built by the Gibbs Boat Company after its factory burned down.