470 vs Commodore 15
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On the numbers
Next to the 470, the Commodore 15 is 0.1 m shorter and 1% heavier. The Commodore 15 has the higher D/L (40, ultralight), the 470 the lower (39, ultralight). The 470 has the higher Comfort ratio (2.9, lightweight racing), the Commodore 15 the lower (2.7, lightweight racing). The Commodore 15 has the higher Capsize screening (3.60, above the guideline), the 470 the lower (3.41, above the guideline).
470
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Commodore 15
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| General | ||
| Builder | Various (amateur or kit built) | Glenmore Boats Ltd. (Alberta, Can) |
| Designer | André Cornu | – |
| Hull type | Centerboard Dinghy | Centerboard Dinghy |
| Rigging | Fractional Sloop | Fractional Sloop |
| Construction | FG | FG |
| First built | 1963 | 1980 |
| Last built | – | 2012 |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 4.70 m ▲ | 4.58 m ▼ |
| Waterline length | 4.44 m ▲ | 4.39 m ▼ |
| Beam | 1.68 m ▼ | 1.77 m ▲ |
| Draft (max) | 0.97 m ▼ | 1.14 m ▲ |
| Draft (min) | 0.15 m ▲ | 0.10 m ▼ |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 122 kg ▼ | 123 kg ▲ |
| Ballast type | – | Mahogany centerboard |
| Ratios | ||
| D/L | 39 ▼ ultralight | 40 ▲ ultralight |
| Comfort ratio | 2.9 ▲ lightweight racing | 2.7 ▼ lightweight racing |
| Capsize screening | 3.41 ▼ above the guideline | 3.60 ▲ above the guideline |
| Hull speed | 5.12 kn ▲ | 5.08 kn ▼ |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.