Phantom (dinghy)

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Phantom
Phantom 925 sailing at Burghfield Sailing Club.jpg
Development
Designer Paul Wright & Brian Taylor
Location United Kingdom
Year1971
No. built1,000
Builder(s) Butler Boats, Ovington Boats, Vander Craft
Role One-design racer
NamePhantom
Boat
Displacement 134 lb (61 kg)
Draft 2.80 ft (0.85 m) with the centreboard down
Hull
Type Monohull
Construction Fibreglass, wood, composite material
LOA 14.50 ft (4.42 m)
LWL 13.83 ft (4.22 m)
Beam 5.50 ft (1.68 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typecentreboard
Rudder(s)transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type Catboat rig
Sails
Sailplan Catboat
Mainsail area105.00 sq ft (9.755 m2)
Total sail area105.00 sq ft (9.755 m2)
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The Phantom is a British sailing dinghy that was designed by Paul Wright and Brian Taylor as a one-design racer and first built in 1971. [1]

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Production

The design was at one time built by Butler Boats and Vander Craft, both located in the United Kingdom. It is now constructed by Ovington Boats, which is also in the United Kingdom. Ovington-built boats are still sold by Vander Craft. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

The boat can also be amateur-built from plans, using the stitch and glue construction method. [7]

Design

The Phantom is a recreational sailboat, with the hull built predominantly of a fibreglass foam sandwich laminate. The hull has hard chines and a deep V-shaped bow to promote planing. It has a stayed mast, typically made from carbon fibre along with the boom. It has a catboat rig, a raked stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centreboard. It displaces 134 lb (61 kg). [1] [6] [7]

The boat has a draft of 2.80 ft (0.85 m) with the centreboard extended and 6 in (15 cm) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer or car roof rack. [1]

Operational history

A review in Go Sail noted of the design, "with her lightweight hull and large rig on a stayed mast she has a high power to weight ratio, but is stable and responsive. There is no trapeze or spinnaker and she can carry a wide range of helm weights". [7]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Phantom sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  2. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Butler Boats". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  3. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Vander Craft (UK)". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  4. ↑ Vander Craft (2014). "Phantom". vandercraft.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  5. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Ovington Boats Ltd". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  6. 1 2 Ovington Boats (2013). "Phantom". ovingtonboats.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  7. 1 2 3 Go Sail (2017). "Phantom Sailing Dinghy". go-sail.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
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