Dart 15 — Information, Review, Specs
Builder drawing- Hull type
- Catamaran · multihull
- Rig
- Fractional Sloop
- LOA
- 15' · 4.57 m
- Displ.
- 220 lbs · 100 kg
- First year
- 1979
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Measurements
Dimensions 01
- LOA
- 15 ft
- LWL
- 14 ft
- Beam
- 7 ft
- Draft
- 0.23 ft
- Max headroom
- -
- Air draft
- -
Construction & hull 02
- Construction
- Fiberglass
- Hull type
- Catamaran
- Keel type
- Multihull
- Ballast
- -
- Displacement
- 220 lbs
- Water
- -
- Fuel
- -
Rig & sails 03
- Rig type
- Fractional Sloop
- P · main luff
- -
- E · main foot
- -
- I · fore ht.
- -
- J · fore base
- -
- Forestay (est)
- -
- Sail area
- 132 sqft
Calculations 04
- SA/D ratio
- 57.95
- Ballast/Disp.
- —
- D/L ratio
- 35.79
- Comfort ratio
- 1.78
- Capsize screening
- 4.64
- Hull speed
- 5.01 kn
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