Whisstock Design 055
Description
Whisstock Design 055 is a compact, traditional wooden sailboat designed by George Whisstock, a renowned British naval architect and boatbuilder now based in Rockland, Maine, USA. Introduced as part of Whisstock's downloadable plans series, this 15-foot half-deck with a sloop or a yawl rig is optimized for amateur builders using stitch-and-glue plywood-epoxy construction, making it an accessible project for coastal day sailing, tender duties, or creek exploration.
Construction Details
| Designer | George Whisstock |
|---|---|
| Length | 15.000 ft |
| LOA | 15.083 ft |
| LWL | 13.670 ft |
| Beam | 5.479 ft |
| Displacement | 661 lb |
| Max Draft | 4.104 ft |
| Min Draft | 0.896 ft |
The standard boat dimensions
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Blueprints
Sails
Whisstock Design 055 - JIBSAIL
| Luff | 13.615 ft - (4150 mm) |
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| Foot | 6.05 ft - (1844 mm) |
| Leech | 9.367 ft - (2855 mm) |
| Area | * 23.88 ft² |
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Whisstock Design 055 - STAYSAIL
| Luff | 9.94 ft - (3030 mm) |
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| Foot | 4.724 ft - (1440 mm) |
| Leech | 8.251 ft - (2515 mm) |
| Area | * 19.38 ft² |
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Whisstock Design 055 - GAFF MAIN
| Luff | 8.432 ft - (2570 mm) |
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| Foot | 8.76 ft - (2670 mm) |
| Leech | 18.88 ft - (5755 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 90.11 ° |
| Diag (clew/throat) | 12.17 ft - (3709 mm) |
| Head | 9.268 ft - (2825 mm) |
| Area | * 84.29 ft² |
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