Windrose 18
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | W. Shad Turner |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1974 |
| Builder(s) | Laguna Yachts |
| Role | Cruiser |
| Name | Windrose 18 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 1,500 lb (680 kg) |
| Draft | 4.00 ft (1.22 m) with keel down |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 18.50 ft (5.64 m) |
| LWL | 15.83 ft (4.82 m) |
| Beam | 7.00 ft (2.13 m) |
| Engine type | outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | swing keel |
| Ballast | 400 lb (181 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 21.00 ft (6.40 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 7.75 ft (2.36 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 20.00 ft (6.10 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 7.00 ft (2.13 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
| Mainsail area | 70.00 sq ft (6.503 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 81.38 sq ft (7.560 m2) |
| Total sail area | 151.38 sq ft (14.064 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 288 |
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The Windrose 18 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by W. Shad Turner as a cruiser and first built in 1974.
The Windrose 18 design was developed into the Windrose 5.5 in 1977.