[1][6][7] Wellcraft Marine Corporation's Starwind division built the design from 1982-1984, completing about 250 boats.

[5][10] The Buccaneer 18 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of vinylester resin fiberglass, with wooden trim.

[1][4][5] The boat has a draft of 3.83 ft (1.17 m) with the centerboard extended and 7 in (18 cm) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.

A boom vang, jib hauler and spinnaker launching tube are optional.

[11] In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote that the, "Buccaneer, originally built by Chrysler, is a big boat with a 7-foot 3-inch cockpit, seating six.