Javelin dinghy

This article is about the sailing dinghy primarily raced in the USA and Japan. For the sailing dinghy primarily raced in New Zealand and Australia, see Javelin dinghy (Australasia). For the sailing dinghy primarily raced in Europe, see Javelin dinghy (Europe).

For other uses of "Javelin", see Javelin (disambiguation).

Javelin

Class symbol
Development
Designer	Uffa Fox
Location	United States
Year	1960
No. built	5100
Builder(s)	O'Day Corp.
Role	One-design racer
Name	Javelin
Boat
Displacement	475 lb (215 kg) hull weight
Draft	3.83 ft (1.17 m) with the centerboard down
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fiberglass
LOA	14.00 ft (4.27 m)
LWL	13.17 ft (4.01 m)
Beam	5.67 ft (1.73 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	centerboard
Ballast	49 lb (22 kg) of galvanized steel
Rudder(s)	transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
Sails
Sailplan	Fractional rigged sloop
Spinnaker area	90 sq ft (8.4 m2)
Total sail area	125.00 sq ft (11.613 m2)
Racing
D-PN	111.8

The Javelin, also called the Javelin 14 and O'Day Javelin is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by Uffa Fox as a one-design racer and first built in 1960. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Production

The design was built by O'Day Corp. in the United States. The company produced 5100 examples of the design, but it is now out of production. ^{[1] [3] [4]}

Design

The Javelin is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig with anodized aluminum spars, a nearly plumb stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung, kick-up rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard. The hull alone displaces 475 lb (215 kg) and carries 49 lb (22 kg) of galvanized steel ballast. A fixed keel model was produced in small numbers and carries 195 lb (88 kg) of iron ballast. ^{[1] [3] [5]}

The boat has a draft of 3.83 ft (1.17 m) with the centerboard extended and 6 in (15 cm) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. The fixed keel model has a draft of 2.00 ft (0.61 m). ^{[1] [5]}

The boat may be fitted with a small outboard motor up to 8 hp (6 kW) for docking and maneuvering. ^[3]

The design is equipped with a lockable storage compartment in the bow and gear lockers under the seats. ^[3]

The design has a Portsmouth Yardstick racing average handicap of 111.8. ^[3]

Operational history

In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood described the design as, "a beamy, stable small day sailer. Javelin has an unusually large (nine-foot) cockpit, a gear locker under the seats, and a lockable storage compartment under the deck. She is self-bailing and self-rescuing. The transom is reinforced to take outboards up to eight horsepower." ^[3]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

Similar sailboats

• Javelin dinghy (Australasia)
• Javelin dinghy (Europe)

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Javelin 14 (Fox) sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
2. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Uffa Fox". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
3. Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 38-39. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN   0-395-65239-1
4. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "O'Day Corp". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
5. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Javelin 14 (Fox) FK sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2020.