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Coronado 15

Coronado 15
Development
DesignerFrank V. Butler
LocationUnited States
Year1968
No. built3800
Builder(s)Catalina Yachts
RoleSailing dinghy
NameCoronado 15
Boat
Crewtwo
Displacement385 lb (175 kg)
Draft3.67 ft (1.12 m) with centerboard down
Hull
TypeMonohull
ConstructionFiberglass
LOA15.33 ft (4.67 m)
Beam5.67 ft (1.73 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typecenterboard
Rudder(s)transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
Sails
SailplanFractional rigged sloop
Total sail area139 sq ft (12.9 m2)
Racing
D-PN91.7

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The Coronado 15 is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by Frank V. Butler as a one-design racer and first built in 1968.[1][2][3]

Production

The design was built by Catalina Yachts in the United States starting in 1968. The company built 3,800 examples of the design, but it is now out of production.[1][3][4]

Design

The Coronado 15 is a recreational planing sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig with black anodized aluminum spars. The mast is flexible and supported by stainless steel standing rigging. The hull has a spooned plumb stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard. It displaces 385 lb (175 kg). The boat is self-draining and has flotation added, making it unsinkable.[1][3]

The boat has a draft of 3.67 ft (1.12 m) with the centerboard extended and 4 in (10 cm) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[1]

For sailing the design is equipped with hiking straps, a trapeze, an outhaul, boom vang, a high-mounted boom and a mainsheet traveler. It has a storage compartment under the foredeck, equipped with a hatch for access. A binnacle with a compass was a factory option, as was a "kick-up" rudder design and sail windows in the mainsail and jib.[3]

The design has a Portsmouth Yardstick racing average handicap of 91.7 and is normally raced by a crew of two sailors.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Coronado 15 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Frank V. Butler". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 52-53. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN 0-395-65239-1
  4. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Catalina Yachts". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
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