West Wight Potter 15
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The West Wight Potter 15 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Stanley T. Smith and Herb Stewart as a cruiser and first built in 1979.[1][2][3][4][5]
The West Wight Potter 15 is a development of the British West Wight Potter 14.[1][5]
Production
The design has built since 1979 by
Design
The design originally had a
The West Wight Potter 15 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of
The boat has a draft of 3.00 ft (0.91 m) with the keel extended and 7 in (18 cm) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[1]
A bracket is standard equipment and the boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor of 2 hp (1 kW) for docking and maneuvering.[1][7]
The design has sleeping accommodation for two people, with two 78 in (200 cm) bunks in the bow cabin. The cabin has 45 in (110 cm) of headroom and the companionway hatch folds into a small table. A cockpit tent is an option.[4][9]
The design has undergone continuous improvement over its production run.[7] A mark II version was introduced in 1982.[10]
The design has a Portsmouth Yardstick racing average handicap of 135.8 and a hull speed of 4.5 kn (8.3 km/h).[4][5]
Operational history
The boat has been sailed single-handed from
Sailrite notes of the design, "the West Wight Potter 15 sloop is one of the best known small cruising sailboats. The West Wight Potter 15 has a cockpit that will accommodate 4 adults and a cabin that will sleep two. Designed for safety the Potter 15 has a self bailing cockpit, is self-righting, unsinkable and extremely stable under sail."[8]
In a 2010 review Steve Henkel wrote, "best features: Long-distance cruisers have taken modified versions from California to Hawaii, and from Seattle to Alaska, indicating relatively good stability and ease of handling, despite her tiny lightweight hull and narrow beam, With very shallow draft and a relatively flat V-bottom, she is beachable and easy to launch; her “unsinkable” hull has positive foam flotation. Worst features: She has very little space below {ignoring the hard-to-access space under the cockpit). A centerboard fills the central space in the cabin, so there's no footwell: you must sit cross-legged on the berthtop, and finding a convenient place to use a portable toilet is problematical. Using the head in the cockpit, under a boom tent for privacy, seems to be the most practical alternative. Light-air performance is below average."[5]
See also
Related development
References
- ^ a b c d e f McArthur, Bruce (2020). "West Wight Potter 15 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Herb Stewart". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Stanley T. Smith". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ ISBN 0-395-65239-1
- ^ ISBN 978-0-07-163652-0
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "International Marine". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d e International Marine (2004). "West Wight Potter 15". westwightpotter.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ a b "West Wight Potter 15". Sailrite. 2020. Archived from the original on 22 March 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ International Marine (2004). "West Wight Potter 15 Features". westwightpotter.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "West Wight Potter 15 Mk II sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.