Barnett 1400

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Barnett 1400
Development
Designer Ron Hedlund and Gerry Hedlund
Location United States
Year1989
No. built1,000
Builder(s) Barnett Boats
Windward Boatworks
Role One-design racer
NameBarnett 1400
Boat
Boat weight 140 lb (64 kg)
Draft 1.33 ft (0.41 m) with the daggerboard down
Hull
Type Monohull
Construction Fiberglass
LOA 13.83 ft (4.22 m)
Beam 4.42 ft (1.35 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typedaggerboard
Rudder(s)transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type Catboat rig
Sails
Sailplan Catboat
Mainsail area75.00 sq ft (6.968 m2)
Total sail area75.00 sq ft (6.968 m2)
Racing
D-PN 96.0 (suspect)
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The Barnett 1400 is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by Ron Hedlund and Gerry Hedlund as a one-design racer and first built in 1989. [1] [2]

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Production

The design was first built in 1989 by Barnett Boats in the United States in Libertyville, Illinois, then Kenosha, Wisconsin and later Green Lake, Wisconsin. When Barnett Boats went out of business in 2007 the company assets were acquired by Windward Boatworks of Middleton, Wisconsin and production continued. A total of 1,000 boats have been produced and the design remains in production. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Design

The Barnett 1400's design goals were that it would be an "easy to sail, and fast to rig sailboat with comfort and speed in mind". [5]

The Barnett 1400 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with positive internal flotation and a wide beam. It has an unstayed catboat rig with a loose-footed sail, raised via a halyard and anodized aluminum spars. The hull design features a raked stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung, kick-up rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable daggerboard. It displaces 140 lb (64 kg). [1] [2]

The boat has a draft of 1.33 ft (0.41 m) with the daggerboard extended and 0.40 ft (0.12 m) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer or car roof rack. [1]

For sailing the design is equipped with a 3:1 mechanical advantage boom vang. The mainsheet is led to the daggerboard trunk. [2]

The design has a Portsmouth Yardstick racing average handicap of 96.0 (suspect). The boat can carry three people, but is normally raced by one sailor. [2]

Operational history

In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood wrote, "the 1400 will carry three adults, but two is better, and the most fun on any board boat is to sail it alone. There is a traditional halyard, and with a loose-footed sail and no stays, preparing the boat for cartopping is simple. The beam is fairly wide, providing higher-than-average board boat stability — but on board boats, expect to get wet." [2]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Barnett 1400 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 30-31. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN   0-395-65239-1
  3. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Barnett Boats (USA)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  4. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Windward Boatworks". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  5. 1 2 Windward Boatworks (2019). "Barnett 1400 sailboat". barnett1400sailboat.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
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