Dolphin 15 Senior
 Class symbol | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Glenn Corcorran and Murray Corcorran |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1964 |
| No.built | 9,000 |
| Builder(s) | Silverline Boats Dolphin Sailboat Company |
| Name | Dolphin 15 Senior |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Draft | 1.54 ft (0.47 m) with thedaggerboarddown |
| Hull | |
| Type | Monohull |
| Construction | Fiberglass |
| LOA | 14.50 ft (4.42 m) |
| LWL | 13.50 ft (4.11 m) |
| Beam | 5.08 ft (1.55 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | daggerboard |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mountedrudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Lateen rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Lateen |
| Mainsailarea | 85 sq ft (7.9 m2) |
| Total sail area | 85 sq ft (7.9 m2) |
| Racing | |
| D-PN | 106.2 |
TheDolphin 15 Senior,sometimes referred to as just theDolphin Senior,is an Americansailing dinghythat was designed by brothers Glenn Corcorran and Murray Corcorran and first built in 1964.[1][2]
Production
[edit]The design was built bySilverline BoatsinMoorhead, Minnesota,United States,until 1980 when the company closed. Production was then assumed by theDolphin Sailboat CompanyofIndependence, Missourifrom 1981 to 1985 when it ceased business. The boat design is now out of production.[3][2][4][5]
Design
[edit]The Dolphin 15 Senior is a recreationalsailboat,built predominantly offiberglass.It has alateenrig, a spooned,raked stem,a verticaltransom,a rounded, transom-hungruddercontrolled by atillerand a retractable fiberglassdaggerboard.The rudder is fiberglass, with analuminumhead. The boat displaces 170 lb (77 kg).[3][2]
The boat has adraftof 1.54 ft (0.47 m) with the daggerboard extended and 3 in (7.6 cm) with it retracted, allowingbeachingor ground transportation on atraileror car roof rack.[3]
For sailing the design hashiking bars,a highfreeboardand a molded splashguard in front of the mast. It has a small, square, open stowage compartment molded into the hull, just aft of the mast.[2]
The design has aPortsmouth Yardstickracing average handicap of 106.2 and is normally raced by onesailor.[2]
Operational history
[edit]In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood notes that the, "Dolphin is a lateen-rigged cat board boat, slightly longer than most. Capacity for reasonable sailing is two adults."[2]
Randle B. Moore wrote about the design in 2011, saying, "the Dolphin Senior is one of many small sailboats patterned after the world's most produced boat, the Sunfish. The Dolphin is slightly larger than a Sunfish and will hold two full size adults easily."[6]
See also
[edit]Similar sailboats
References
[edit]- ^"Murray Dale Corcorran".Madisonville Meteor.19 October 2022.
- ^abcdefSherwood, Richard M.:A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition,pages 44-45.Houghton Mifflin Company,1994.ISBN0-395-65239-1
- ^abcMcArthur, Bruce (2020)."Dolphin 15 Senior sailboat".sailboatdata.com.Archivedfrom the original on 4 August 2020.Retrieved4 August2020.
- ^McArthur, Bruce (2020)."Silverline Boats (USA) 1967 - 1980".sailboatdata.com.Archivedfrom the original on 4 August 2020.Retrieved4 August2020.
- ^McArthur, Bruce (2020)."Dolphin Sailboat Co., Inc. 1981 - 1985".sailboatdata.com.Archivedfrom the original on 4 August 2020.Retrieved4 August2020.
- ^Moore, Randle B. (2011)."Boat Directory: Dolphin Senior".South Texas Sailing.Archivedfrom the original on 4 August 2020.Retrieved4 August2020.