Windrose 5.5
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | W. Shad Turner |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1977 |
| Builder(s) | Laguna Yachts |
| Role | Cruiser |
| Name | Windrose 5.5 |
| Boat | |
| Crew | two to four |
| Displacement | 1,500 lb (680 kg) |
| Draft | 2.25 ft (0.69 m) |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 18.00 ft (5.49 m) |
| LWL | 16.00 ft (4.88 m) |
| Beam | 8.00 ft (2.44 m) |
| Engine type | Outboard motor |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel |
| Ballast | 500 lb (227 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 21.00 ft (6.40 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 6.50 ft (1.98 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 20.00 ft (6.10 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 8.25 ft (2.51 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | fractional rigged sloop |
| Mainsail area | 82.50 sq ft (7.665 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 68.25 sq ft (6.341 m2) |
| Gennaker area | 92.4 sq ft (8.58 m2) |
| Total sail area | 150.75 sq ft (14.005 m2) |
| Racing | |
| PHRF | 288 |
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The Windrose 5.5 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by W. Shad Turner as a pocket cruiser and first built in 1977.
The Windrose 5.5 was developed from the Windrose 18 and was developed into the Laguna 18 in 1983.