470 vs Jy 15
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On the numbers
Next to the 470, the Jy 15 is 0.1 m shorter and 2% heavier. The Jy 15 has the higher Capsize screening (3.59, above the guideline), the 470 the lower (3.41, above the guideline).
470
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Jy 15
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| General | ||
| Builder | Various (amateur or kit built) | JY Sailboats/Hunter Marine |
| Designer | André Cornu | Rod Johnstone |
| Hull type | Centerboard Dinghy | Centerboard Dinghy |
| Rigging | Fractional Sloop | Fractional Sloop |
| Construction | FG | FG/ABS |
| First built | 1963 | 1989 |
| Number built | – | 3,000 |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 4.70 m ▲ | 4.57 m ▼ |
| Waterline length | 4.44 m | – |
| Beam | 1.68 m ▼ | 1.78 m ▲ |
| Draft (max) | 0.97 m ▲ | 0.91 m ▼ |
| Draft (min) | 0.15 m | 0.15 m |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 122 kg ▼ | 125 kg ▲ |
| Ratios | ||
| D/L | 39 ultralight | – |
| Comfort ratio | 2.9 lightweight racing | – |
| Capsize screening | 3.41 ▼ above the guideline | 3.59 ▲ above the guideline |
| Hull speed | 5.12 kn | – |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.