The Caprice 15 is a Canadian
sailboat
A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails and is smaller than a sailing ship. Distinctions in what constitutes a sailing boat and ship vary by region and maritime culture.
Types
Although sailboat terminology ...
, that was designed by
Cuthbertson & Cassian as a racer and first built in 1968.
Production
The boat was built by
Canadian Sailcraft in
Canada
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, starting in 1968, but is now out of production.
Design
The Caprice 15 is a small recreational
sailing dinghy
Dinghy sailing is the activity of sailing small boats - usually for fun, learning necessary sailing skills (often also within family), and competition.
RYA lists Five essentials of sailing dinghies as:
* The sails
* The hydrofoil, foils (i.e. t ...
, built predominantly of
fibreglass
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. It has a
fractional sloop rig, a transom-hung
rudder
A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, airship, or other vehicle that moves through a fluid medium (usually air or water). On an airplane, the rudder is used primarily to counter adverse yaw ...
and a
centreboard
A centreboard or centerboard (US) is a retractable hull appendage which pivots out of a slot in the hull of a sailboat, known as a ''centreboard trunk'' (UK) or ''centerboard case'' (US). The retractability allows the centreboard to be raised t ...
keel. It displaces and has a
length overall
Length overall (LOA, o/a, o.a. or oa) is the maximum length of a vessel's hull measured parallel to the waterline. This length is important while docking the ship. It is the most commonly used way of expressing the size of a ship, and is also ...
of .
The boat has a draft of with the centreboard down and with the centreboard up.
See also
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List of sailing boat types
The following is a partial list of sailboat types and sailing classes, including keelboats, dinghy, dinghies, and multihull (catamarans and trimarans).
Olympic classes
World Sailing Classes
Historically known as the IYRU (International Yacht ...
Similar sailboats
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Albacore
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Laser 2
The Laser 2, or Laser II, is a sailboat that was designed by New Zealander Frank Bethwaite and Canadian Ian Bruce (sailor), Ian Bruce as a one-design Sailing (sport), racer and first built in 1978.
Production
The design was built by Bruce's co ...
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Tanzer 14
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Tanzer 16
References
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