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Review of Buccaneer 180


Basic specs.

sail specifications
The Buccaneer 180 is a small sailboat designed by the maritime architect G. William McVay in the mid seventies. The Buccaneer 180 is built by the American yard Bayliner Marine Corp..

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Hull
The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season. And outside the sailing season, just bottom cleaning and perhaps anti-fouling painting once a year - a few hours of work, that's all.

Rig
The boat equipped with a fractional rig. A fractional rig has smaller headsails which make tacking easier, which is an advantage for cruisers and racers, of course. The downside is that having the wind from behind often requires a genaker or a spinnaker for optimal speed.

Keel

The Buccaneer 180 is equipped with a centerboard keel. A centerboard keel is a pivoting lifting keel, allowing to sail both coastal and inland waters.

The boat can sail close to the beach as the draft is just 0.20 - 0.30 meter (0.66 - 0.96 ft) dependent of the load. See immersion rate below.


Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Stability and Safety

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Buccaneer 180 is 3.30, indicating that this boat would not be accepted to participate in ocean races.


Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 5.3 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.


Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Buccaneer 180 is about 64 kg/cm, alternatively 361 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 64 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 361 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.


Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

Motion Comfort Ratio

What is Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?

The Motion Comfort Ratio for Buccaneer 180 is 4.0.

Low High 4% 0 50 100
Comparing this ratio with similar sailboats show that it is more comfortable than 4% of all similar sailboat designs. This is a comfort value significantly below average.


L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Buccaneer 180 is 2.64.

Wide Slim 54% 0 50 100
Compared with other similar sailboats it is slimmer than 54% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more speedy hull design.


D/L (Displacement Length Ratio)

What is Displacement Length Ratio?

The DL-ratio for Buccaneer 180 is 61 which categorizes this boat among 'ultra light racers'.

Heavy Light 93% 0 50 100
93% of all similar sailboat designs are categorized as heavier. A light displacement requires less sailarea and has higher accellerations.


SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)

What is SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio)?

The SA/D for Buccaneer 180 with ISO 8666 reference sail is 31.5, with a 135% genua the SA/D is 37.7.

Low High 100% 0 50 100
The SA/D ratio indicates that it is faster than 100% of all similar sailboat designs in light wind.


Maintenance

Bottom Paint

When buying anti-fouling bottom paint, it's nice to know how much to buy. The surface of the wet bottom is about 9m2 (96 ft2).
Based on this, your favourite maritime shop can tell you the quantity you need.

Note: If you use a paint roller you will need more paint than if you use a paintbrush.


Rig

Dimensions of sail for fractional rig.

mainsail specifications headsail specifications

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If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.



Guiding dimensions of running rig
UsageLengthDiameter
Mainsail halyard 14.5 m(47.6 feet)6 mm(1/4 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard14.5 m(47.6 feet)6 mm(1/4 inch)
Spinnaker halyard14.5 m(47.6 feet)6 mm(1/4 inch)
Jib sheet 5.4 m(17.6 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Genoa sheet5.4 m(17.6 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Mainsheet 13.4 m(44.0 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Spinnaker sheet11.8 m(38.7 feet)8 mm(5/16 inch)
Cunningham2.0 m(6.5 feet)6 mm(1/4 inch)
Kickingstrap4.0 m(13.0 feet)6 mm(1/4 inch)
Clew-outhaul4.0 m(13.0 feet)6 mm(1/4 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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