Surprise 15

Surprise 15

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Development
Designer	Harry R. Sindle
Location	United States
Year	1969
Builder(s)	Newport Boats
Role	Day sailer
Name	Surprise 15
Boat
Displacement	360 lb (163 kg)
Draft	3.83 ft (1.17 m) with centerboard down
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	14.58 ft (4.44 m)
LWL	14.00 ft (4.27 m)
Beam	5.25 ft (1.60 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	centerboard
Rudder(s)	transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
Sails
Sailplan	fractional rigged sloop
Spinnaker area	150 sq ft (14 m^2)
Total sail area	110 sq ft (10 m^2)
← 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]

Production

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]

Design

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 360 lb (163 kg).^[1][3]

The boat has a draft of 3.83 ft (1.17 m) with the centerboard extended and 4 in (10 cm) 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 150 sq ft (14 m²).^[1][3]

The design has a hull speed of 5.02 kn (9.30 km/h).^[3]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Surprise 15". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
2. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Harry R. Sindle 1930 - 2020". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
3. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Surprise 15". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
4. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Skipjack 15 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 August 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
5. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Lockley Newport Boats (USA) 1964 - 1988". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2021.