Windrose 20
{{Short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox sailboat specifications
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|designer = Ron Holder
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|location = United States
|year = 1977
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|builder = Laguna Yachts
|role = Cruiser
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|draft = {{convert|4.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|displacement = {{convert|1650|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}
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|hull type = monohull
|construction = fiberglass
|loa = {{convert|20.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|lwl = {{convert|16.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
|beam = {{convert|7.50|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|engine = outboard motor
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|keel type = stub keel and centerboard
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|rudder type = transom-mounted rudder
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|rig type = Bermuda rig
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|J = {{convert|8.00|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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|sailplan = fractional rigged sloop
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The Windrose 20 is an American trailerable sailboat that was designed by Ron Holder as a cruiser and first built in 1977.{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/windrose-20|title= Windrose 20 sailboat |access-date= 1 April 2022|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220401131646/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/windrose-20|archive-date= 1 April 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/laguna/windrose-20|title= Windrose 20|access-date= 1 April 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220401131646/https://sailboat.guide/laguna/windrose-20|archive-date= 1 April 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/designer/holder-ron|title= Ron Holder|access-date = 1 April 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20201003175849/https://sailboatdata.com/designer/holder-ron|archive-date= 3 October 2020|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/ron-holder|title= Ron Holder|access-date= 1 April 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220401131803/https://sailboat.guide/ron-holder|archive-date= 1 April 2022|url-status= live}}
Production
The design was built by Laguna Yachts in the United States, starting in 1977, but it is now out of production.{{cite web|url = https://sailboatdata.com/builder/laguna-yachts|title = Laguna Yachts|access-date = 1 April 2022|last= McArthur| first = Bruce |work = sailboatdata.com|year = 2022|archive-url= https://ghostarchive.org/archive/ouBfV|archive-date= 28 March 2022|url-status= live}}{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/laguna|title= Laguna Yachts|access-date= 1 April 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://ghostarchive.org/archive/vNpyO|archive-date= 28 March 2022|url-status= live}}
Design
The Windrose 20 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed stub keel and retractable centerboard. It displaces {{convert|1650|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}.
The boat has a draft of {{convert|4.50|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the centerboard extended and {{convert|1.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.
The boat is normally fitted with a small outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.
The design has sleeping accommodation for four people, with a double "V"-berth in the bow cabin and two straight settee berths in the main cabin. The galley is located on the starboard side amidships. The head is located in the bow cabin on the port side under the "V"-berth.
For sailing the design may be equipped with one of several sized of jibs or genoas.
The design has a hull speed of {{convert|5.36|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.
See also
References
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External links
- [https://archive.today/20220401191559/https://www.sailingtexas.com/Pics3/picwindrose20101newb.jpg Photo of a Windrose 20]
{{Laguna Yachts}}
{{Trailer sailers and Trailer yachts worldwide}}
Category:1970s sailboat type designs