SKIPJACK 15
Fractional Sloop • Centerboard Dinghy • Built 1965
Dimensions
- LOA
- 14.58 ft
- LWL
- — ft
- Beam
- 5.25 ft
- Max Draft
- 3.83 ft
- Min Draft
- 0.33 ft
- Displacement
- 340 lbs
- Ballast
- — lbs
Performance Ratios
- Capsize Ratio ⓘ
- 3.01 (use caution offshore)
- SA/D Ratio ⓘ
- 41.1
- D/L Ratio ⓘ
- —
- Ballast Ratio ⓘ
- —
Sail Plan
- Sail Area
- 125 sq ft
Construction
- Hull Type
- Centerboard Dinghy
- Rig Type
- Fractional Sloop
- Hull Material
- FG
- Ballast Type
- —
Production
- First Built
- 1965
- Last Built
- —
- Number Built
- —
Notes: The SKIPJACK was used as a trainer at both the Coastguard and Naval Academies for a number of years.\nDespite some small differences in the rig, it seems almost the same as the SURPRISE 15.\nNew Design sailboats, located at Benbrook Texas, bought the rights to the boat some time after 1970 and built several hundred. They also offered a cat rigged version called the EASY RIDER. Thanks to Chuck Atkinson for additional information.
Designers
- Carter Pyle
- Harry R. Sindle (1930–2020)
Builder
- Lockley Newport Boats (USA) (1964–1988)
Related Boats
| Name | LOA (ft) | Year | Rig |
|---|---|---|---|
| SURPRISE 15 | 14.58 | 1969 | Fractional Sloop |