Windrose 5.5
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | W. Shad Turner |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1977 |
| Builder | 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 | 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 a recreational keelboat first built in 1977 by Laguna Yachts in Stanton, California, United States, but it is now out of production. It was developed from the Windrose 18 and was developed into the Laguna 18 in 1983.