Coronado 15

The Coronado 15 is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by Frank V. Butler as a one-design racer and first built in 1968.^[1][2][3]

Coronado 15

Development
Designer	Frank V. Butler
Location	United States
Year	1968
No. built	3800
Builder(s)	Catalina Yachts
Role	Sailing dinghy
Name	Coronado 15
Boat
Crew	two
Displacement	385 lb (175 kg)
Draft	3.67 ft (1.12 m) with centerboard down
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fiberglass
LOA	15.33 ft (4.67 m)
Beam	5.67 ft (1.73 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	centerboard
Rudder(s)	transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
Sails
Sailplan	Fractional rigged sloop
Total sail area	139 sq ft (12.9 m2)
Racing
D-PN	91.7
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Production

The design was built by Catalina Yachts in the United States starting in 1968. The company built 3,800 examples of the design, but it is now out of production.^[1][3][4]

Design

The Coronado 15 is a recreational planing sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig with black anodized aluminum spars. The mast is flexible and supported by stainless steel standing rigging. The hull has a spooned plumb stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard. It displaces 385 lb (175 kg). The boat is self-draining and has flotation added, making it unsinkable.^[1][3]

The boat has a draft of 3.67 ft (1.12 m) with the centerboard extended and 4 in (10 cm) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.^[1]

For sailing the design is equipped with hiking straps, a trapeze, an outhaul, boom vang, a high-mounted boom and a mainsheet traveler. It has a storage compartment under the foredeck, equipped with a hatch for access. A binnacle with a compass was a factory option, as was a "kick-up" rudder design and sail windows in the mainsail and jib.^[3]

The design has a Portsmouth Yardstick racing average handicap of 91.7 and is normally raced by a crew of two sailors.^[3]

See also

• List of sailing boat types