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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).\nThe rights were sold to Leon F. Irish Co. of Walled Lake, MI (USA) some time in the early 1960's.\nSpin area: 130 sq ft\nThanks to George Eheman, who commissioned the design and was the original builder of the CHALLENGER 15.