Montgomery 15 Sailboats for Sale

Hull Type

Monohull · centerboard

Rig

Fractional Sloop

LOA

15' · 4.57 m

Disp.

750 lbs · 340 kg

First year

1980

The Montgomery 15 is frequently cited by maritime historians and smallcraft enthusiasts as a definitive benchmark in the "pocket cruiser" category. Designed by Jerry Montgomery and introduced in the late 1970s, the vessel was engineered to provide the seaworthiness and structural integrity of a much larger yacht within a 15foot, trailerable footprint. Built primarily by Montgomery Marine Products in California, the boat features a distinctive lapstrakestyle fiberglass hull that serves both aesthetic and functional purposes, providing significant longitudinal stiffness and a drier ride by deflecting spray. Unlike many contemporary 15footers designed as open daysailers, the Montgomery 15 was conceived from the outset as a microcruiser capable of coastal hops and overnighting, a philosophy that has earned it a cultlike following among "minimalist" sailors.