XP16Handmade in France

16ft Row&Sail boat

Delivered
at workshop (FR)

15 000€

Delivered
in Sarasota (FL)

17 000€

The adventure is just next to you! The XP16, with a length of 5m, has taken the qualities and design of the XP20, with a main sail and a gennaker, while offering a more minimalist and more accessible concept. This lighter dinghy doesn’t have a cabin. It will be very easy to get it up on the bank near your camp. The XP16 is equipped with large watertight compartments allowing the storage of all your equipment during your coastal and river escapes. This light dinghy is responsive to every stroke of oar or gust of wind!

ROWING

Rowing is in Liteboat’s DNA, so the rowing setting is comfortable and efficient, but also completely removable when sailing :

- Optimized rowing space
- Passenger wooden bench
- Carbon oars
- Sliding foam seat
- Flex-feet footstretchers
- Removable oarlocks plates

SAILING

With its catboat type, the XP16 is a perfect little dinghy, even if you don’t want to row! The Sam Manuard design is more than capable of nice sailing trips :

- Catboat style setting
- Main sail : 7,5m2
- 165cm hiking strap
- Liftable dagger-board
- 2 sections carbon mast : 5,40m
- Removable & liftable rudder (+bag)

OPTIONS

The XP16 has optimized fittings and accessories to make your navigation simpler and more efficient :

- 6m2 gennaker
- 2 sections carbon oars (+bag)
- Foam protected bag (for rowing seat, rudder, footstretchers)
- Removable legs + wheels
- Road & launching trailer
- Boat cover
- Motor mounting plate

TECHNICAL DATA

Made from high quality materials, this boat is extremely strong and still lightweight. Under the white gelcoat hides a high-performance composite material obtained via the vacuum infusion process, composed of glass, carbon, and a core whose technical characteristics are among the best.

Length | Longueur5m / 16ft
Beam | Largeur1,4m / 4.6ft
Draught | Tirant d'eau
0,20m / 0.66ft
Draught with dagger-board | Tirant d'eau avec dérive1m / 3.3ft
Weight | Poids100kg / 220lbs
Mast | Mât5,40m / 17.7ft (2 parts)
Main sail | Grande voile7,50m2 / 81ft2
Gennaker (option)6m2 / 65ft2

Watertight compartments

Removable / liftable dagger-board

DETAILS

Row and sail micro-adventure in Bourgogne
Row and sail micro-adventure in Bourgogne

Our advices to enjoy your boat

ROWING

You can enjoy your row with or without the mainsail hoisted. The sail is high enough to be able to row without being hampered. If the wind is in the right direction, the support of the mainsail can give you some speed. If two of you board the XP16, your passenger will be seated on the bench facing you in the direction of travel of the boat. You can therefore chat face to face and steer the boat. The bench is wide enough to carry two children.
The XP16 can also be used without a mast or sail, for nice rowing trips. For rowing, it is advisable to remove the centerboard for more efficiency. The sail can be easily secured in the boat while you row, using the clips provided for this purpose.

SAILING

When you are sailing, the oars can be easily attached in the boat, by the fasteners provided. It doesn’t get in the way when you are sailing. It is advisable to store the sliding seat in the storage compartments. The entire rowing station as well as the racks are completely removable. You can also sail double or solo on this boat. If the wind is too strong, it is possible to take a reef in the mainsail. The recall strap also allows you to stabilize in the boat and reduce the list.

The XP16 is a very stable dinghy, the boat can lie down in the water, the waterproof mast limits the risk of completely overturning. You just need to press lightly on the rudder to straighten the boat. The low freeboard height makes it easy to get back on board with the help of the recall strap. The boat is unsinkable.

The cockpit is self-draining thanks to its self-bailer. If you want to remove the water at a very low speed you can use a bailer. The gennaker (optional) will give you more speed when you navigate in downwinds. The gennaker can be used from a crosswind, depending on the strength of the wind. Top downwind speeds can reach 15 knots in sustained wind. The boat climbs up to 45 ° to the wind, this may vary in rough seas.

DAY ADVENTURE OR BIVOUAC

The XP16 does not have a cabin but you can bring all your bivouac gear. Two large watertight hatches are located at the back of the boat, you can put your sleeping bag, your tent, or even your picnic! A small watertight hatch is located at the front of the boat, if the large hatches are not enough for you. A large storage volume is closed by a net at the mast to store the gennaker and a waterproof bag.

The fully equipped boat weighing only 100 kg, you can reassemble it easily by hand or on the removable wheels.

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