Nordica 16

The Nordica 16 is a Canadian trailerable sailboat, based on the Lynaes 14, a 1820 design by Swede Ole Jensen.

Production
The boat was built by Exe Fibercraft in Canada starting in 1975, with 400 examples completed, but it is now out of production.

Design
The Nordica 16 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a transom-hung rudder and a fixed long keel. It displaces 925 lb and carries 430 lb of ballast.

The boat has a draft of 1.83 ft with the standard full-length keel.

The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.

The boat has a PHRF racing average handicap of 390. It has a hull speed of 5.01 kn.