wanted a boat for their juniors. The A. E. Luderses, Sr. and Jr., had 

 figured that it would be a good idea to get away from the "chunky 

 httle boats"* usually sailed by juniors and to give the young folks a 

 grownup-looking yacht. Their idea proved sound and after a lag of ten 

 years or so the boats began to develop interest elsewhere, not only 

 among juniors but by grownups. There are now about two hundred of 

 them, chiefly on Long Island Sound and at Chicago, New Orleans, and 

 Bermuda. Clifford Cox is Secretary of the International L 16 Associa- 

 tion (care of Pacific Flush Tank Corporation, 4241 Ravenswood Ave., 

 Chicago, 111.). 



The Luders 16 (26'4" over-all) is a most attractive, rakish-looking 

 craft with its long overhangs and tall narrow rig, sometimes looking 

 like a much larger boat far off. Though not a fast boat by modern 

 standards, it is at its best in a stiff breeze, though its short waterline 

 gives it a tendency to "hobbyhorse." In light airs it is a bit heavy for the 

 sail area. Construction is of molded plywood and more recently of fiber 

 glass. Although primarily a racer or day sailer, the L 16, with its small 

 cabin, can be fitted out for cruising, and some have been. Luders is no 

 longer building the boat but has turned over that job in the East to the 

 American Boatbuilding Company (Warwick, R.I. ), which is using 

 fiber glass. The South Coast Company (Newport Beach, Calif.) has 

 also built some of the boats. Price for the new fiber-glass model will 

 probably be close to $6000; old ones are reported available at from 

 $2000 to $3000. 



VITAL statistics: L.O. A. 26'4''; waterline i6'4''; beam 5V'; 

 draft (keel) 4'; sail area 207 sq. ft. (spinnaker also); weight 3200 lbs. 



MAVERICK 



The 14-foot Maverick is a keel Gannet, which in turn is a decked- 

 over International 14 with a more moderate sail plan. While Uffa Fox 

 designed the International 14, the modifications were the work of 

 George D. O'Day. The keel version of Gannet came about because in 

 1959 or so, the Texas Corinthian Yacht Club (Houston, Tex.) ordered 

 a batch of Gannets without centerboards but fitted with fin keels and 

 promptly named the boat officially "Maverick." The boats are mar- 

 keted only by the O'Day Corporation (9 Newbury St., Boston, Mass.), 

 which also builds the boat, though a firm in Costa Mesa, California, 



* Quoted from "The Luders 16," by Robert N. Bavier, Jr., in Yachting. 



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