Hunter 18 Sailboats for Sale

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull Type

Monohull · wing

Rig

Fractional Sloop

LOA

18.42' · 5.61 m

Disp.

836 lbs · 379 kg

First year

2011

The Hunter 18 is a modern, opencockpit daysailer designed to serve as a versatile platform for family recreation, sail training, and casual club racing. Introduced as a successor to the brand’s previous smallboat line, the Hunter 18 represents a shift toward traditional fiberglass construction and more sophisticated hull geometries. Designed primarily by Glenn Henderson and the Hunter Design Team, the boat was engineered to be exceptionally stable, addressing the needs of novice sailors while providing enough performance to engage more experienced mariners. Unlike its 1980s predecessor, the Hunter 18.5—which featured a small cuddy cabin—the Hunter 18 is a pure daysailer with an expansive, unobstructed cockpit. It was part of a refreshed smallboat lineup that included the Hunter 15 and the Hunter 22, all sharing a similar design language characterized by high freeboard, a wide beam carried well aft, and a focus on "upright" sailing.