The Gloucester 15 is an American

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that was designed by

Rod Macalpine-Downie James Roderick Macalpine-Downie (9 May 1934 – 9 January 1986), known as Rod Macalpine-Downie, was an England, English multihull sailboat designer and sailor. Son of Lieutenant-Colonel Archibald James Macalpine-Downie (died 1958), Order of the B ...

and

Dick Gibbs Richard Horace Maconochie Gibbs (4 February 1893 – 19 July 1916), a medical student and an Australian rules footballer, played with the Melbourne University Football Club in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League. When t ...

and first built in 1987. The Gloucester 15 is a development of the

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1972 Mutineer 15 design, with a heavier displacement.

Production

The design was built by Gloucester Yachts in the

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, with 6,000 boats completed starting in 1987, but it is now out of production.

Design

The Gloucester 15 is a recreational

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, built predominantly of

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, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a

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, a vertical transom, a transom-hung

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controlled by a

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and a retractable

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. It displaces . The boat has a draft of with the centerboard extended and with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. The design has a

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of .

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Photo of a Gloucester 15
{{Sailing dinghies and skiffs Dinghies 1980s sailboat type designs Sailboat type designs by Rod Macalpine-Downie Sailboat type designs by Dick Gibbs Sailboat types built by Gloucester Yachts

Production

Design

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