Laguna 16

Laguna 16

Development
Designer	W. Shad Turner
Location	United States
Year	1984
Builder(s)	Laguna Yachts
Role	Day sailer
Name	Laguna 16
Boat
Displacement	1,000 lb (454 kg)
Draft	2.42 ft (0.74 m)
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fiberglass
LOA	16.00 ft (4.88 m)
LWL	14.67 ft (4.47 m)
Beam	7.42 ft (2.26 m)
Engine type	Outboard motor
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	fin keel
Ballast	400 lb (181 kg)
Rudder(s)	transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
Sails
Sailplan	Masthead sloop
Total sail area	117.00 sq ft (10.870 m^2)
← Balboa 16

The Laguna 16 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by W. Shad Turner as a day sailer and first built in 1984.[1][2][3]

Production

The design was built by Laguna Yachts in Stanton, California, United States starting in 1981. The company had bought out Coastal Recreation, Inc of Costa Mesa, California and made it a subsidiary. Coastal Recreation's 1981 Balboa 16 design was developed into the Laguna 16 in 1984. Laguna went out of business in 1986 and the design is no longer in production.[1][3][4][5][6]

Design

The Laguna 16 is a small recreational keelboat. It is built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a masthead sloop rig with anodized aluminum spars and a transom-sheeted mainsheet. The hull features a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed, shallow-draft fin keel. It displaces 1,000 lb (454 kg) and carries 400 lb (181 kg) of ballast.[1][3]

The boat has a draft of 2.42 ft (0.74 m) with the standard keel. It is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1][3]

The design has a hull speed of 5.13 kn (9.50 km/h).[3]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

Similar sailboats

• Catalina 16.5
• DS-16
• Leeward 16
• Martin 16
• Nordica 16
• Tanzer 16

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Laguna 16 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 29 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
2. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "W. Shad Turner". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 29 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
3. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Laguna 16". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
4. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Laguna Yachts 1973 - 1986". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
5. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Coastal Recreation Inc. 1968 - 1981". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 29 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
6. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Balboa 16 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 29 August 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.