| 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.[1][2][3]
The Windrose 18 design was developed into the Windrose 5.5 in 1977.[1][3][4]
The design was built by Laguna Yachts in the United States, starting in 1974, but it is now out of production.[1][3][5]
The Windrose 18 is a recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable swing keel. It displaces 1,500 lb (680 kg) and carries 400 lb (181 kg) of ballast.[1][3]
The boat has a draft of 4.00 ft (1.22 m) with the keel extended and 1.00 ft (0.30 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[1][3]
The boat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp (2 to 4 kW) outboard motor for docking and maneuvering.[1][3]
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 optional galley is located on the starboard side and slides under the cockpit when not in use. The head is located in the bow cabin under the "V"-berth. Cabin headroom is 45 in (114 cm).[1][3]
For sailing the design is equipped with a range of jibs and genoas.[3]
The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 288 and a hull speed of 5.3 kn (9.8 km/h).[3]
In his 2010 book, The Sailor's Book of Small Cruising Sailboats, author Steve Henkel praised the Windrose 18 as "a showpiece" of Shad Turner's California sailboat design aesthetic, that emphasized "avante garde" modernist styling.[3]