Echo_12
Echo 12
Sailboat class
The Echo 12 is a Canadian rowboat, motorboat and sailing dinghy that was first built in 1979.[1][2]
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Location | Canada |
| Year | 1979 |
| Builder(s) | C&L Boatworks Skene Boats |
| Role | Dinghy |
| Name | Echo 12 |
| Boat | |
| Crew | Two |
| Displacement | 140 lb (64 kg) |
| Draft | 1.50 ft (0.46 m) with daggerboard down |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fibreglass |
| LOA | 11.83 ft (3.61 m) |
| Beam | 4.92 ft (1.50 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | daggerboard |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Fractional rigged sloop Masthead sloop |
| Total sail area | 92.00 sq ft (8.547 m2) |
The Echo 12 is a development of the West German Koralle Junior.[1][3]
The design is built by C&L Boatworks in Belleville, Ontario and was at one time also built by Skene Boats of Gloucester, Ontario, both located in Canada. The design remains in production by C&L.[1][2][4][5][6]
The Echo 12 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fibreglass, with wood trim. For sailing it has a fractional sloop rig, with aluminum spars, a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung, kick-up rudder made from mahogany, controlled by a tiller and a retractable mahogany daggerboard. It displaces 140 lb (64 kg), has a bow storage compartment and may be fitted with a whisker pole. The mainsheet is mounted mid-boom to a block on the cockpit deck.[1][2]
The boat has a draft of 1.50 ft (0.46 m) with the daggerboard extended and 0.33 ft (0.10 m) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer or car roof rack. The mast is a two-piece design to allow it to be disassembled for car-top transport.[1][2]
The boat has a motor-mount pad and can be fitted with an outboard motor of up to 5 hp (4 kW). It also was factory-delivered with an athwartships seat and oarlocks for rowing.[1]
For racing the design is usually crewed by two sailors.[2]
In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote, "a straightforward beginner's boat, the Echo has been designed for versatility and may also be rowed or powered (with a maximum of five-horsepower outboard). Oarlock sockets are built in, and there is a pad for the motor. A rowing seat runs athwartship."[2]
Similar sailboats
- McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Echo 12 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 14-15. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN 0-395-65239-1
- McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Koralle Jr. (Kolibri)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- McArthur, Bruce (2020). "C&L Boatworks". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Skene Boats Ltd". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
