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The Windrose 18 is an American trailerable
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 W. Shad Turner as a
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and first built in 1974.Henkel, Steve: ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', page 66.
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, 2010.
The Windrose 18 design was developed into the
Windrose 5.5 The Windrose 5.5 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by W. Shad Turner as a pocket cruiser and first built in 1977.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 96-97. Houghton ...
in 1977.


Production

The design was built by Laguna Yachts in the
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, starting in 1974, but it is now out of production.


Design

The Windrose 18 is a recreational
keelboat A keelboat is a riverine cargo-capable working boat, or a small- to mid-sized recreational sailing yacht. The boats in the first category have shallow structural keels, and are nearly flat-bottomed and often used leeboards if forced in open w ...
, built predominantly of
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. It has a fractional sloop rig, a
raked stem The stem is the most forward part of a boat or ship's bow and is an extension of the keel itself. It is often found on wooden boats or ships, but not exclusively. Description The stem is the curved edge stretching from the keel below, up to ...
, a plumb transom, 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 ...
controlled by a
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and a retractable
swing keel The keel is the bottom-most longitudinal structural element of a watercraft, important for stability. On some sailboats, it may have a hydrodynamic and counterbalancing purpose as well. The laying of the keel is often the initial step in constru ...
. It displaces and carries of ballast. The boat has a draft of with the keel extended and with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. The boat is normally fitted with a small
outboard motor An outboard motor is a propulsion system for boats, consisting of a self-contained unit that includes engine, gearbox and propeller or jet drive, designed to be affixed to the outside of the transom. They are the most common motorised method ...
for docking and maneuvering. The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double
"V"-berth A sleeping berth is a bed or sleeping accommodation on vehicles. Space accommodations have contributed to certain common design elements of berths. Beds in boats or ships While beds on large ships are little different from those on shore, ...
in the bow cabin and two straight settee berths in the main cabin. The optional
galley A galley is a type of ship optimised for propulsion by oars. Galleys were historically used for naval warfare, warfare, Maritime transport, trade, and piracy mostly in the seas surrounding Europe. It developed in the Mediterranean world during ...
is located on the starboard side and slides under the cockpit when not in use. The
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is located in the bow cabin under the "V"-berth. Cabin headroom is . For sailing the design is equipped with a range of
jib A jib is a triangular sail that sets ahead of the foremast of a sailing vessel. Its forward corner (tack) is fixed to the bowsprit, to the bows, or to the deck between the bowsprit and the foremost mast. Jibs and spinnakers are the two main ty ...
s and genoas. The design has a
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racing average handicap of 288 and a
hull speed Hull speed or displacement speed is the speed at which the wavelength of a vessel's bow wave is equal to the waterline length of the vessel. As boat speed increases from rest, the wavelength of the bow wave increases, and usually its crest-to- ...
of . In his 2010 book, ''The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats'', author Steve Henkel praised the Windrose 18 as "a showpiece" of Shad Turner's California sailboat design aesthetic, that emphasized "avante garde" modernist styling.


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 ...
Related development *
Windrose 5.5 The Windrose 5.5 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by W. Shad Turner as a pocket cruiser and first built in 1977.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 96-97. Houghton ...


References


External links


Photo of a Windrose 18Windrose 18 rigging and sailing video
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