JY15

JY15
Class symbol
JY15s racing at the Raritan Yacht Club, Perth Amboy, New Jersey
Development
DesignerRod Johnstone
LocationUnited States
Year1989
No. built3000
Builder(s)JY Sailboats
Hunter Marine
Nickels Boat Works
Windrider
NameJY15
Boat
Crew2
Displacement275 lb (125 kg)
Draft3.00 ft (0.91 m)
Hull
TypeMonohull
ConstructionACP (Advanced Composite Plastic) or Fiberglass
LOA15.00 ft (4.57 m)
Beam5.83 ft (1.78 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typecenterboard
Ballastnone
Rudder(s)transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typeBermuda rig
Sails
SailplanFractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area100 sq ft (9.3 m2)
Jib/genoa area35 sq ft (3.3 m2)
Total sail area135 sq ft (12.5 m2)
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The JY15 is an American one-design centerboard dinghy designed by Rod Johnstone in 1989.[1]

Production

The boat was built by JY Sailboats and then by Hunter Marine in the United States. The design was acquired by Nickels Boats Works and built from 2011. Nickels merged with WindRider LLC of Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2015 and production continued, but had ended by 2020.[2][3][4][5][6]

Design

The JY15 is a recreational, planing hull, sailing dinghy, built predominantly of Advanced Composite Process (ACP) by JY Sailboats and Hunter and later from fiberglass by Nickels and WindRider. It has a fractional sloop, a raked stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller with an extension and a folding centerboard. It displaces 275 lb (125 kg).[2]

The boat has a draft of 3.00 ft (0.91 m) with the centreboard extended and 0.50 ft (0.15 m) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[2]

The stays have lever adjusters for rapid set-up and the mast disassembles for ease of ground transport. The mainsheet is a 2:1 and is led off to the centerboard trunk. The rudder swings up for launching and recovering in shallow water. The design is optimized for crew hiking out, with hiking straps and rounded deck and hull for comfort.[1]

The Hunter-production JY-15 was made out of ACP (Advanced Composite Process). ACP is a laminate consisting of a foam core, an inner fiberglass skin, and a 1/8" outer plastic skin. When the design was acquired by Nickels it was rendered in fiberglass.[2][6]

Operational history

The JY15 is sailed in over 80 fleets in the US.[6]

See also

Similar sailboats

References

  1. ^ a b Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 50-51. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN 0-395-65239-1
  2. ^ a b c d Browning, Randy (2018). "JY 15 sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  3. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Hunter Marine". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 30 July 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  4. ^ Browning, Randy (2018). "Nickels Boat Works, Inc. (USA)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 9 September 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  5. ^ Hunter Marine. "Previous Models". www.marlow-hunter.com. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  6. ^ a b c WindRider. "JY15". www.windrider.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2018.

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