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Dart 15 Information, Review, Specs
- Make
- Dart
- Model
- 15
- Builder
- Panthercraft Ltd.
- Designer
- Rodney March
- Number Built
- Production Year(s)
- 1979 - ??
Measurements
Construction & Hull
- Construction Material
- Fiberglass
- Hull Type
- Catamaran Sailboat
- Keel Type
- Multihull
- Ballast
- -
- Displacement
- 220 lbs
- Water Capacity
- -
- Fuel Capacity
- -
Dimensions
- Length Overall (LOA)
- 15 ft
- Waterline Length (LWL)
- 14 ft
- Beam
- 7 ft
- Draft
- 0.23 ft
- Max Headroom
- -
- Air Draft
- -
Hover over a measurement
Rig & Sails
- Rig Type
- Fractional Sloop
- P (Main Luff)
- -
- E (Main Foot)
- -
- I (Foretriangle Height)
- -
- J (Foretriangle Base)
- -
- Forestay Length (est)
- -
- Sail Area
- 132 sqft
Calculations
- Sail Area / Displacement (SA/D) Ratio
- 57.95
- Ballast / Displacement Ratio
- —
- Displacement / Length Ratio (D/L) Ratio
- 35.79
- Comfort Ratio
- 1.78
- Capsize Screening Formula
- 4.64
- Hull Speed
- 5.01 kn