 Class symbol | |
 JY15s racing at the Raritan Yacht Club, Perth Amboy, New Jersey | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Rod Johnstone |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1989 |
| No. built | 3000 |
| Builder(s) | JY Sailboats Hunter Marine Nickels Boat Works Windrider |
| Name | JY15 |
| Boat | |
| Crew | 2 |
| Displacement | 275 lb (125 kg) |
| Draft | 3.00 ft (0.91 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | ACP (Advanced Composite Plastic) or Fiberglass |
| LOA | 15.00 ft (4.57 m) |
| Beam | 5.83 ft (1.78 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | centerboard |
| Ballast | none |
| Rudder | transom-mountedrudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Fractional riggedsloop |
| Mainsail area | 100 sq ft (9.3 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 35 sq ft (3.3 m2) |
| Total sail area | 135 sq ft (12.5 m2) |
TheJY15 is an Americanone-designcenterboarddinghy designed byRod Johnstone in 1989.[1]
The boat was built byJY Sailboats and then byHunter Marine in theUnited States. The design was acquired byNickels Boats Works and built from 2011. Nickels merged withWindRider LLC ofMinneapolis, Minnesota in 2015 and production continued, but had ended by 2020.[2][3][4][5][6]
The JY15 is a recreational, planing hull,sailing dinghy, built predominantly ofAdvanced Composite Process (ACP) by JY Sailboats and Hunter and later from fiberglass by Nickels and WindRider. It has afractionalsloop, araked stem, a verticaltransom, a transom-hungrudder controlled by atiller with an extension and a foldingcenterboard. It displaces 275 lb (125 kg).[2]
The boat has a draft of 3.00 ft (0.91 m) with the centreboard extended and 0.50 ft (0.15 m) with it retracted, allowingbeaching or ground transportation on atrailer.[2]
The stays have lever adjusters for rapid set-up and the mast disassembles for ease of ground transport. Themainsheet is a 2:1 and is led off to the centerboard trunk. The rudder swings up for launching and recovering in shallow water. The design is optimized for crew hiking out, with hiking straps and rounded deck and hull for comfort.[1]
The Hunter-production JY-15 was made out of ACP (Advanced Composite Process). ACP is a laminate consisting of a foam core, an inner fiberglass skin, and a 1/8" outer plastic skin. When the design was acquired by Nickels it was rendered in fiberglass.[2][6]
The JY15 is sailed in over 80 fleets in the US.[6]
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