| Gloucester 15 | |
| Designer: | Rod Macalpine-Downie and Dick Gibbs |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1987 |
| No Built: | 6,000 |
| Builder: | Gloucester Yachts |
| Role: | Sailing dinghy |
| Draft: | 4.08feet with centerboard down |
| Displacement: | 6000NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | monohull |
| Construction: | fiberglass |
| Loa: | 15feet |
| Lwl: | 14.04feet |
| Beam: | 6feet |
| Keel Type: | centerboard |
| Rudder Type: | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| Sailplan: | fractional rigged sloop |
| Sailarea Total: | 150square feet |
| Previous: | Mutineer 15 |
The Gloucester 15 is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by Rod Macalpine-Downie and Dick Gibbs and first built in 1987.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The Gloucester 15 is a development of the Chrysler Marine 1972 Mutineer 15 design, with a heavier displacement.[1] [4]
The design was built by Gloucester Yachts in the United States, with 6,000 boats completed starting in 1987, but it is now out of production.[1] [4] [5]
The Gloucester 15 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a plumb stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard. It displaces 6000NaN0.[1] [4]
The boat has a draft of 4.08feet with the centerboard extended and 8inches with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[1] [4]
The design has a hull speed of 5.03kn.[4]
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