Phantom 16 (catamaran)

The Phantom 16, also called the Phantom 16', is an Italian catamaran sailing dinghy that was first built in 1988.^[1][2]

Phantom 16

Development
Location	Italy
Year	1988
Builder(s)	Centro Nautico Adriatico
Role	Sailing dinghy
Name	Phantom 16
Boat
Crew	one
Displacement	265 lb (120 kg)
Draft	1.50 ft (0.46 m) with centreboards down
Hull
Type	Catamaran
Construction	glassfibre foam sandwich
LOA	15.91 ft (4.85 m)
Beam	7.55 ft (2.30 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	twin centreboards
Rudder(s)	twin transom-mounted rudders
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
Sails
Sailplan	Fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area	301.00 sq ft (27.964 m2)
Total sail area	301.00 sq ft (27.964 m2)

Production

The design has been built by Centro Nautico Adriatico in Italy since 1988 and remains in production.^[1][3][2]

Design

The manufacturer describes the boat's design as "a compromise, since it strikes the right balance between practicality and fun."^[2]

The Phantom 16 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of glassfibre, with a foam core. It has a stayed fractional rigged sloop rig. It has a rotating, watertight anodized aluminum mast and full battened Dacron mainsail. The hulls have raked stems, vertical transoms, transom-hung, kick-up rudders controlled by a tiller and retractable kick-up centreboards. The boat displaces 265 lb (120 kg) and can be fitted with a gennaker.^[1][2][4]

The boat has a draft of 1.50 ft (0.46 m) with the centerboards extended and 0.25 ft (0.076 m) with them retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer or car roof rack. A two-piece mast is available to facilitate ground transport and storage.^[1][2]

The boat can be sailed with one to three people.^[2]

See also

• List of sailing boat types
• List of multihulls

Related development

• Phantom 14 (catamaran)

Similar sailboats

• DC‐14 Phantom - a boat with a similar name
• Phantom (dinghy) - a 14.50 foot catboat with a similar name
• Phantom 14 - a 14 foot Lateen-rigged sailboat with a similar name