Windjammer 17
Description
The Windjammer 17 is a 16.75 ft (5.1 m) monohull sailboat designed by Charles Wittholz and built by Chesapeake Marine Industries (USA) starting in 1966. It’s a fractional sloop with a centerboard keel, making it suitable for coastal and inland waters with a draft of 0.75 ft (0.23 m) up to 4 ft (1.2 m) when the centerboard is down. The hull is fiberglass, requiring minimal maintenance, and the boat is ultralight at 250 lbs. (113 kg), with a high sail area-to-displacement ratio of 63.76, indicating strong performance but potentially challenging handling in rough conditions.
Construction Details
| Designer | Charles Wittholz |
|---|---|
| Builder | Chesapeake Marine Industries |
| Length | 17.000 ft |
| LOA | 16.750 ft |
| LWL | 14.670 ft |
| Beam | 6.330 ft |
| Displacement | 250 lb |
| Max Draft | 4.000 ft |
| Min Draft | 0.750 ft |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | - |
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| j | - |
| p | - |
| e | - |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
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| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sails
| Sail Type | MAINSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | 20.25 ft - (6172 mm) |
| Foot | 9.5 ft - (2896 mm) |
| Leech | * 21.56 ft - (6571 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 85.94 ° |
| Diagonal | 21.75 ft - (6629 mm) |
| Head (inches) | 4 in - (102 mm) |
| Area | * 98.92 ft² |
| Sail Type | JIBSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | 16.75 ft - (5105 mm) |
| Foot | 7.91 ft - (2411 mm) |
| Leech | 14.75 ft - (4496 mm) |
| Length Perpendicular | * 6.97 ft - (2124 mm) |
| Area | * 58.34 ft² |
| Sail Type | ASYMMETRICAL |
|---|---|
| Luff | 18 ft - (5486 mm) |
| Foot | 11.5 ft - (3505 mm) |
| Leech | 16 ft - (4877 mm) |
| Area | * 155 ft² |
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