⛵ Sailboat

DEFENDER 15

Masthead Sloop • Fin with rudder on skeg • Built 1969–1972

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Dimensions

LOA
26.25 ft
LWL
19 ft
Beam
8.25 ft
Max Draft
4.16 ft
Displacement
4,400 lbs
Ballast
1,900 lbs

Performance Ratios

Capsize Ratio ⓘ
2.01 (use caution offshore)
SA/D Ratio ⓘ
14.3
D/L Ratio ⓘ
286
Ballast Ratio ⓘ
43.2%

Sail Plan

Sail Area
240 sq ft

Construction

Hull Type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Rig Type
Masthead Sloop
Hull Material
FG
Ballast Type
—

Production

First Built
1969
Last Built
1972
Number Built
—
Notes:

IOR 1/4 ton.

With more freeboard and a new deck/coachroof, it became the DEFENDER 27.

Designers

Class Association