Laguna 18

The Laguna 18 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by W. Shad Turner as a cruiser and daysailer, and first built in 1983.

The Laguna 18 is a development of the Windrose 5.5.

Production
The design was built by Laguna Yachts in the United States, between 1983 and 1987, but it is now out of production.

Design
The Laguna 18 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed fin keel. It displaces 1500 lb and carries 500 lb of ballast.

An open cockpit version was also produced for daysailing.

The boat has a draft of 2.25 ft with the standard shoal draft keel, is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering and may be equipped with a series of jibs or genoas.

The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two aft quarter berths under the cockpit.

The boat has a hull speed of 5.13 kn.