T12 | |
Development | |
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Designer | Ron Holder |
Location | United States |
Year | 1991 |
No. built | 27 |
Builder(s) | W. D. Schock Corp |
Role | Sailing dinghy |
Name | Twitchell 12 |
Boat | |
Displacement | 165 lb (75 kg) |
Draft | 2.00 ft (0.61 m) with daggerboard down |
Hull | |
Type | monohull |
Construction | fiberglass |
LOA | 12.00 ft (3.66 m) |
LWL | 10.83 ft (3.30 m) |
Beam | 4.50 ft (1.37 m) |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | daggerboard |
Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
Rig | |
Rig type | Bermuda rig |
Sails | |
Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
Total sail area | 68.00 sq ft (6.317 m2) |
The Twitchell 12 is an American sailboat that was designed by Ron Holder as a day sailer for people with limited mobility and first built in 1991.[1][2][3][4]
The design was built by W. D. Schock Corp in the United States, from 1991 until 1993, with 27 boats completed, but it is now out of production.[1][2][5][6][7][8]
The Twitchell 12 is a recreational sailing dinghy, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig with a jib boom, a raked stem, a reverse transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a cockpit joystick and a retractable daggerboard. It displaces 165 lb (75 kg).[1][2]
The boat has a draft of 2.00 ft (0.61 m) with the daggerboard extended and 6 in (15 cm) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[1][2]
The design has a hull speed of 4.41 kn (8.17 km/h).[2]