Newport 16
Description
The Newport 16 is a 16‑foot trailerable daysailer designed by Bill Lapworth and built by Lockley Newport Boats (USA) beginning in the late 1960s. Intended as an affordable, easy‑to‑sail family dinghy‑keelboat hybrid, the Newport 16 was produced in several hundred units through the 1970s and 1980s. It features a lightweight fiberglass hull, a simple masthead sloop rig, and a pivoting centerboard, making it suitable for beaching, trailering, and learning to sail. Known for its stability, roomy cockpit, and straightforward handling, the Newport 16 became a popular cottage‑sailer and club‑training boat, often compared to the O’Day 15/17 and other small centerboard cruisers of the era.
Construction Details
| Designer | C. William Lapworth |
|---|---|
| Builder | Lockley Newport Boats (USA) |
| Length | 16.000 ft |
| LOA | 15.580 ft |
| LWL | 13.670 ft |
| Beam | 6.250 ft |
| Displacement | 750 lb |
| Ballast | 250 lb |
| Max Draft | 3.750 ft |
| Min Draft | 1.750 ft |
| Year Built | 1969 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 15.25 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 5.33 ft |
| p | 18 ft |
| e | 9.75 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.25 ft | 5.33 ft | 18 ft | 9.75 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
Newport 16 - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 18 ft - (5486 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 9.75 ft - (2972 mm) |
| Leech | * 19.99 ft - (6093 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88 ° |
| Diagonal | * 20.17 ft - (6148 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 4.5 in - (114 mm) |
| Area | * 91.008 ft² |
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Newport 16 - JIBSAIL
| Luff | 14.67 ft - (4471 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 7.83 ft - (2387 mm) |
| Leech | 13.58 ft - (4139 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 134.52 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 7.17 ft - (2185 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4.07 ° |
| Area | * 52.62 ft² |
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Newport 16 - JIBSAIL
| Luff | 14.75 ft - (4496 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 6.5 ft - (1981 mm) |
| Leech | 13.25 ft - (4039 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 109.57 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 5.84 ft - (1780 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 6.5 ° |
| Area | * 43.06 ft² |
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Newport 16 - JIBSAIL
| Luff | 13.75 ft - (4191 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 7.5 ft - (2286 mm) |
| Leech | 12.58 ft - (3834 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 127.58 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 6.8 ft - (2073 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 2.67 ° |
| Area | * 46.74 ft² |
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Newport 16 - GENOA
| Luff | 14.75 ft - (4496 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 8.67 ft - (2643 mm) |
| Leech | 13.92 ft - (4243 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 149.91 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 7.99 ft - (2435 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 3.2 ° |
| Area | * 58.96 ft² |
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Newport 16 - ASYMMETRICAL
| Luff | 16 ft - (4877 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 9 ft - (2743 mm) |
| Leech | 14.25 ft - (4343 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 165 % |
| Area | * 108 ft² |
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Newport 16 - ASYMMETRICAL
| Luff | 16 ft - (4877 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 9.75 ft - (2972 mm) |
| Leech | 14.75 ft - (4496 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 165 % |
| Area | * 117 ft² |
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Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.
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