Twitchell 12

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]

Twitchell 12

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Development
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)

Production

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]}

Design

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]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

Similar sailboats

• Martin 16