Vanguard 15

Double-handed one-design boat of the future

 Bob Ames designed an exciting double-handed, one-design sailboat with high speed fun in a simple, durable, lightweight package. It's the ideal boat for your local yacht club fleet, international caliber team racing, or family leisure. The V15 is lighter, tougher, easier to transport, and more fun than any other boat in its class.

Fantastic local, regional and national racing is readily available. You may find yourself on the line next to a husband and wife team or the next Olympic hopeful.

 The V15 Class Association sanctions hundreds of events all over the world. From family-oriented "Great Escape" weekends to a regional and national level racing circuit, everyone can participate. Tight one-design class rules have been developed to ensure that the V15 will remain simple and competitive for many years to come.

SPECs

Hull and deck: Shape is tank tested to plane easily in moderate air while effortlessly carrying a wide range

of crew weights. Made of hand-laid, vacuum-bagged, fiberglass sandwich construction for a light and durable structure.

Stern: Wide-aft hull maximizes downwind stability; topside flair provides static stability; revolutionary
shape allows it to plane downwind in 12 knots of wind.

Sails: Standardized one-design North sails made durable with medium tempered 5 oz cloth.

Mast: Non-tapered, one-piece mast with external halyards is virtually indestructible

Rig: Custom-designed heavy-duty rigging including oversized shroud adjusters and pins.

Daggerboard: Efficiently opens-up cockpit and eliminates gaskets.

• length ft/m 15.09 4.60
• beam ft/m 5.60 1.71
• draft ft/m 3.28 1.00
• mainsail area ft²/m² 77.50 7.20
• jib area ft²/m² 49.50 4.60
• hull weight lb/kg 190.0 86.18
• capacity   1-2 people
• skill level   intermediate-expert
• race level  club-national
• optimal weight lb/kg    270/340 122/154

Current V15 Stock :

2010 Hinman Vanguard 15 (4)

2008 Vanguard (1)

2010 Charter Vanguard 15 (1)