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About The Boat

JY understands the weekend warrior in you. You don't have the time to tinker with a boat...or train 7 days a week. You want to launch your boat and go...and be a contender. With the JY15...the boat you buy is the boat you race...and because the JY15 is so fun and easy to sail, finding crew is a breeze.

Look around you right now...your crew could be your husband, wife, girlfriend, boyfriend, children or grandchildren. And boy, will they love our crew friendly curves with gunwales designed for comfortable hiking.

With over 80 active fleets and more than 2000 JY15s nationwide, you'll never have a problem finding someone to play with. 

JY 15 Features

  • Self bailing, ergo dynamic cockpit
  • Kick up rudder and centerboard for easy beaching
  • An extremely stable 275 lb. hull that allows for a greater range of crew weight
  • Flared sides provide a comfortable hiking edge
  • One Design specifications ensure that every boat is the same
  • A planing hull that you'll never outgrow
  • Foam injected hull that provides over 1000 lbs. of positive flotation
  • Try Before You Buy at one of our dealer demo sites
  • 5 year hull warranty

Specifications:

  • Length: 15'
  • Beam: 5'10"
  • Hull Weight: 275 lbs.
  • Sail Area:

    • Main: 100 sq. ft.
    Jib: 35 sq. ft.
  • Mast Height: 22'
  • Designer: Rod Johnstone

Pricing:

JY15 Complete with everything you need to be a contender $4995
  • Seitech Dolly*                                                                         
  • JY15 Padded Rudder Bag*
  • 15 Top Boat Cover Protects* 
  • JY15 Bottom Boat Cover* 
  • JY15 Bow Bumper 
  • Rigging Tension Gauge* 

All JY Products Manufactured Using...

ADVANCED COMPOSITE PROCESS

The Process:

All JY sailboats are constructed with an outer plastic skin,
a central foam core and an inner fiberglass skin.

The outer plastic skin is 1/8" thick and is a co-extrusion of
high impact resistant ABS and UV resistant Plexiglas.

The hull and deck are formed using a process known as
thermoforming which uses a vacuum to draw heated plastic onto a mold.
This plastic skin is then reinforced with a foam core by placing the
plastic hull in a matched mold with a 1" gap between the part and the mold.
Liquid foam is then injected into the void under high pressure.
The foam expands, conforming to the shape of the hull, and
becomes the middle layer of the composite.
The third strata is made up of the fiberglass cloth. The cloth is
attached to the mold during the foaming process and is integrated into
the hull as the foam expands.
Benefits:
  • Strength: ACP is many times stronger than fiberglass. There are no fibers to break down; the hull will not become soft.
  • Maintenance: ACP is easier to maintain and repair than fiberglass.
  • Uniformity / Rigidity: The ACP provides better product uniformity and rigidity, vital to one design classes.
  • Cost: The ACP process is far less labor intensive and expensive than other traditional boat building. 
  • Environmentally Friendly: The ACP process is environmentally safe process. The Amended Clean Air Act, which takes effect in 2001, will greatly restrict fiberglass manufacturing by putting a severe limits on styrene emissions.
Repairs:
  • Because ACP is five times stronger than traditional fiberglass it can take a lot more abuse. Should you puncture or crack the hull, the foam core will keep the damage from spreading and provides a backing surface to work with during the repair.

    Repairs can be made quickly, cleanly and easily using our two part patch kit. Should you have any questions, a JY service consultant can walk you through almost any repair over the phone.

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