 Class symbol | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Harry R. Sindle and Carter Pyle |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1965 |
| No. built | 800 |
| Builder(s) | Newport Boats New Design Sailboats |
| Role | Sailing dinghy |
| Name | Skipjack 15 |
| Boat | |
| Crew | two |
| Displacement | 340 lb (154 kg) |
| Draft | 3.83 ft (1.17 m) with the centerboard down |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 14.58 ft (4.44 m) |
| Beam | 5.25 ft (1.60 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | centerboard |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Fractional rigged sloop |
| Mainsail area | 82 sq ft (7.6 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 43 sq ft (4.0 m2) |
| Spinnaker area | 125 sq ft (11.6 m2) |
| Total sail area | 125 sq ft (11.6 m2) |
| Racing | |
| D-PN | 93.1 |
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The Skipjack 15 is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by Harry R. Sindle and Carter Pyle and first built in 1965.[1][2][3][4]
The Skipjack 15 design was developed into the Surprise 15 in 1969.[1][5]
- ^ a b McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Skipjack 15 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Harry R. Sindle 1930 - 2020". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Carter Pyle". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 46-47. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN 0-395-65239-1
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Surprise 15". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.