notice · 14 April 2021

Dimensions of an 18-footer

So how big is an 18-footer? This is a typical size for an 18-footer with number one rig - the biggest. 

So how big is an 18-footer? This is a typical size for an 18-footer with number one rig, the biggest.

Dimensions of an 18-footer

These are typical dimensions for an 18-footer. They relate to the number one, or maximum size rig which would be carried up to about 10 knots. Feet Waterline length Tip of bumpkin to end of boom Height of mast Boom Bumpkin or Bowsprit Spinnaker Pole Beam Gaff Total sail area excluding spinnaker and ringtail Total sail area including spinnaker and ringtail

18 ft. 45 ft. 30 ft. 26 ft 14 ft 30 ft 6 ft, 8ft. 6 in. 22 ft 855 sq. ft.

Meters 5.5m 13.7m 9.1m 7.9 4.3 9.1 1.8m-2.9m 6.7m 80 sq m

1,400 sq ft.

130 sq m