Spin. 150 sq.ft.
2 crew racing dinghy. Class rules specified a one-design hull but open rig development. The boat and concept didn’t take off and very few were built. (photo promised)
Evolution Non-BR
Discount Sails
Boater’s Closet Non-BR
Rigs: Fractional Sloop
Fractional Sloop
2 person trapeze dinghy
Spin. 120 sq. ft.
From ‘House’s Guide to Dinghies’ by David Waterhouse (1970).
Twin trapeze, asym. spinnaker.
Seen mostly in Australia.
Same as BUCCANEER 18
BUCCANEER PRODUCTION HISTORY:
Chrysler Corporation – 1968 thru 1980, hull #1 thru approx. #4050. (Just over 4000 boats built).
Texas Marine International (TMI) – 1981 thru 1982, hull approx. #4051 thru approx. #4750. (Around 700 boats built).
Wellcraft Marine Corporation, Starwind Division – 1982 thru 1984, hull approx. #4751 thru approx. #5000. (Approx. 250 boats built).
Gloucester Yachts (sold as GLOUCESTER 18) – 1985 thru 1986, hull #5001 thru #5059. (59 boats built).
Cardinal Yachts – 1987 thru 2000, hull #5060 thru #5065, #5100 thru #5106 and #5200 thru #521x. (28+ boats built).
Nickels Boatworks became official builder in 2008.
Nickels Boatworks merges with WindRider in 2015.
Known primarily as the MUTINEER 15. (see MUTINEER 15)
Sail area(sq.ft.):
Total-150, Main-100, Jib-50, Spinnaker-166
PRODUCTION HISTORY:
1971 – 1980
Chrysler Corp. built almost 8,000. In 1980 the Chrysler sailboat division is sold to Texas Marine Industries, (TMI).
1981-1982
Texas Marine Industries, (TMI).
1982 – 1984
Wellcraft Marine (AKA STARWIND 15)
1984 – 1987
Gloucester Yachts (some as the GLOUCESTER 15)
1987 – 2003
Cardinal Yachts builds a small number.
2003 –
Nickels Boats (current builder)
Previously AUDI MELGES 20.
Sail Area:
MAIN 172 sq ft/16 m2
JIB 88 sq ft/8.2 m2
SPINNAKER 430 sq ft/40 m2
Deep keel: 8.86’/2.7m.
Bruntons
Electric Yacht
