⛵ Sailboat

CHALLENGER 15 (FORD)

Fractional Sloop • Centerboard Dinghy • Built 1960–1982

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Dimensions

LOA
15 ft
LWL
14 ft
Beam
5.5 ft
Max Draft
3.67 ft
Min Draft
0.58 ft
Displacement
385 lbs
Ballast
— lbs

Performance Ratios

Capsize Ratio ⓘ
3.02 (use caution offshore)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ
43.5
D/L Ratio ⓘ
63
Ballast Ratio ⓘ
—

Sail Plan

Sail Area
144 sq ft

Construction

Hull Type
Centerboard Dinghy
Rig Type
Fractional Sloop
Hull Material
FG
Ballast Type
—

Production

First Built
1960
Last Built
1982
Number Built
—
Notes:

First built by Sail-Mor Boat Co. of Royal Oak MI. (USA).

The rights were sold to Leon F. Irish Co. of Walled Lake, MI (USA) some time in the early 1960's.

Spin area: 130 sq ft

Thanks to George Eheman, who commissioned the design and was the original builder of the CHALLENGER 15.