Sprint 15

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The Sprint 15 is a one-design 15 foot long glassfibre sailing catamaran, principly sailed in the UK. It is designed to be sailed by one or two people and has a furling jib and trapeze. It can be raced with or without the jib and trapeze and there are national championships held in both categories.

Contents 1 Specifications 2 Performance PY ratings 3 History 4 Class association 5 Other multihulls

[edit] Specifications

Weights Hull 33 kg per hull; Trolley 6 kg; Road base 100 kg; Trailing weight 174.5 kg; Mast 10.5 kg

Dimensions Length 4.54 m; Beam 2.13 m; Mast 6.715 m;

Sail areas Main 10.19 m²; Jib 2.10 m²

[edit] Performance PY ratings

916 - Sailed "Unarig" (one person with just the main) 916 - Sailed 2 up (with main & jib) 882 - Sailed "Sport" (one person with main, jib & trapeze)

[edit] History

The Sprint 15 was designed in 1979 by Rodney March, who was also responsible for the design of the Olympic Tornado class catamaran. Originally built by Panthercraft Ltd of Penryn in Cornwall, the boat was then sold through The Laser Centre in Banbury, UK, the company who makes the best selling dinghy in the world, The Laser. Production was transferred in 2005 to Collins Fibreglass of South Africa, who also manufacture the Dart 18 catamaran. In 2005 the name of the boat was changed from Dart 15 to Sprint 15. At present just over 2000 Sprint 15 boats have been sold and there is an active class association and racing schedule. The Sprint 15 is in the top 2 most popular racing catamaran fleets each year in the UK (by national championship entries).

[edit] Class association

There is a website for the class association at http://www.sprint15.com with further information about the boat, The Class Association and an active discussion forum.

[edit] Other multihulls