Chesapeake Marine Design Windward 15
Description
The Windward 15 is a popular plywood daysailer/beach cruiser designed by Karl A. Stambaugh of Chesapeake Marine Design (CMD). Offered as plans for amateur builders (no factory production), it draws inspiration from traditional Chesapeake Bay crabbing skiff/workboat forms, emphasizing simplicity, stability, shallow draft for beaching, and a spacious cockpit suitable for family/friends or cruising gear. Construction is typically "glue-and-screw" plywood (not stitch-and-glue), making it accessible for homebuilders with moderate skill. An unknown but relatively high number of hulls have been completed since its introduction, as it is frequently cited as one of CMD’s most popular small-boat designs. Features include a large, comfortable cockpit, small cuddy or forward deck area, outboard motor capability on the transom, and a simple rig optimized for easy handling in protected or coastal waters. A stretched variant (e.g., Jim Luton’s “Cricket,” extended to ~16 ft) has also been built by some owners.
Construction Details
| Designer | Karl A. Stambaugh |
|---|---|
| Builder | Home Built |
| Length | 15.000 ft |
| LOA | 15.000 ft |
| Beam | 5.082 ft |
| Displacement | 250 lb |
| Max Draft | 1.500 ft |
| Min Draft | 0.330 ft |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | - |
|---|---|
| j | - |
| p | 16.33 ft |
| e | 9.25 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | 16.33 ft | 9.25 ft | - | - | - | - |
Documents
Blueprints
Sails
Chesapeake Marine Design Windward 15 - JIBSAIL
| Luff | 10.83 ft - (3301 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 4.25 ft - (1295 mm) |
| Leech | 8.75 ft - (2667 mm) |
| Length Perpendicular | * 3.27 ft - (997 mm) |
| Area | * 17.71 ft² |
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Chesapeake Marine Design Windward 15 - LEG-O-MUTTON
| Luff | * 16.33 ft - (4977 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 10.67 ft - (3252 mm) |
| Leech | * 16.6 ft - (5060 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 71.9 ° |
| Diag (clew/head) | 16.5 ft - (5029 mm) |
| Head (Inches) | 3.5 |
| Area | * 85.08 ft² |
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Chesapeake Marine Design Windward 15 - LEG-O-MUTTON
| Luff | 16.33 ft - (4977 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 9.25 ft - (2819 mm) |
| Leech | * 15.66 ft - (4773 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 69.83 ° |
| Diag (clew/head) | 15.75 ft - (4801 mm) |
| Head (Inches) | 1.75 |
| Area | * 71.79 ft² |
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Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.
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