Echo 12


The Echo 12 is a Canadian rowboat, motorboat and sailing dinghy that was first built in 1979.
The Echo 12 is a development of the West German Koralle Junior.

Production

The design was built by C&L Boatworks in Belleville, Ontario and Skene Boats of Gloucester, Ontario, both located in Canada, but it is now out of production.

Design

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, 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.
The boat has a draft of with the daggerboard extended and 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.
The boat has a motor-mount pad and can be fitted with an outboard motor of up to. It also was factory-delivered with an athwartships seat and oarlocks for rowing.
For racing the design is usually crewed by two sailors.

Operational history

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. Oarlock sockets are built in, and there is a pad for the motor. A rowing seat runs athwartship."