Svendsen's Boat Works

Vanguard 15

The double-handed one-design boat of the future. Designed by Bob Ames, this double-handed one-design excites with high speed fun in a simple, durable, lightweight package. It's the ideal boat for your local yacht club fleet, international caliber team racing, or family leisure. The V15 is lighter, tougher, easier to transport, and more fun than any boat in its class. Fantastic local, regional and national racing is easy to partake in. Tight one-design rules have been developed to ensure that your boat will remain simple and competitive for many years to come.

CONSTRUCTION
Hull and Deck: Shape is tank-tested to plane easily in moderate air while effortlessly carrying a wide range of crew weights. Made of hand-laid, vacuum-bagged, fiberglass sandwich construction for a light and durable structure.
Stern: Wide-aft hull maximizes downwind stability; topside flair provides static stabililty; revolutionary shape allows it to plane downwind in 12 knots of wind.
Sails: Standardized one-design North sails made durable with medium tempered 5 oz. cloth.
Mast: Non-tapered, one-piece mast with external halyards is virtually indestructible.
Rig: Custom-designed heavy-duty rigging including oversized shroud adjusters and pins.
Daggerboard: Efficiently opens-up cockpit and eliminates gaskets.
Jib leads recessed: Eliminates body and gear chafing hardware.
Blocks: Harken blocks used throughout.
Beveled Rails: Designed to fit the curve of your legs.
Mainsheet bridle: Allows centerline sheeting without the use of a traveler.
Self-bailing cockpit.
Easy to transport: Low hull weight makes roof topping an easy option to trailering.