| Surprise 15 | |
| Insignia: | ! |
| Insignia Size: | 150px |
| Designer: | Harry R. Sindle |
| Location: | United States |
| Year: | 1969 |
| Builder: | Newport Boats |
| Role: | Day sailer |
| Draft: | 3.83feet with centerboard down |
| Displacement: | 3600NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | monohull |
| Construction: | fiberglass |
| Loa: | 14.58feet |
| Lwl: | 14feet |
| Beam: | 5.25feet |
| Keel Type: | centerboard |
| Rudder Type: | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
| Sailplan: | fractional rigged sloop |
| Sailarea Spin: | 150square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 110square feet |
| Previous: | Skipjack 15 |
The Surprise 15 is an American sailboat that was designed by Harry R. Sindle as a daysailer and first built in 1969.[1] [2] [3]
The Surprise 15 is a development of the Skipjack 15.[1] [3] [4]
The design was built by Newport Boats in Newport, California, United States, starting in 1969, but it is now out of production.[1] [3] [5]
The Surprise 15 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a plumb stem and transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard. It displaces 3600NaN0.[1] [3]
The boat has a draft of 3.83feet with the centerboard extended and 4inches with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[1] [3]
For downwind sailing the design may be equipped with a spinnaker of 150square feet.[1] [3]
The design has a hull speed of 5.02kn.[3]