Rascal 14

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Rascal 14
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Class symbol
Development
Designer Ray Greene
Location United States
Year1961
No. built3,000
Builder(s) Ray Greene & Company
Role Sailing dinghy
NameRascal 14
Boat
Displacement 400 lb (181 kg)
Draft 3.00 ft (0.91 m) with the centerboard down
Hull
Type Monohull
Construction Fiberglass
LOA 14.42 ft (4.40 m)
LWL 13.83 ft (4.22 m)
Beam 6.00 ft (1.83 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typecenterboard
Rudder(s)transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type Bermuda rig
Sails
Sailplan Fractional rigged sloop
Mainsail area72 sq ft (6.7 m2)
Jib/genoa area49 sq ft (4.6 m2)
Spinnaker area160 sq ft (15 m2)
Total sail area121 sq ft (11.2 m2)
Racing
D-PN 108.9
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The Rascal 14 is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by Ray Greene and first built in 1961. [1] [2]

Contents

The Rascal 14 design was developed into the slightly modified Rascal II. [1]

Production

The design was built by Ray Greene & Company in the United States. The company built 3,000 examples of the design starting in 1961, but production had ended by the time the company went out of business in 1975. [1] [2] [3]

Design

The Rascal 14 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with teak wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig with black-colored, hard-coated aluminum spars and a tabernacle-mounted mast. The hull has a spooned plumb stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard mounted in an enclosed trunk. It displaces 400 lb (181 kg) and can be fitted with a 160 sq ft (15 m2) spinnaker. [1] [2]

The boat has a draft of 3.00 ft (0.91 m) with the centerboard extended and 11 in (28 cm) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. [1]

For sailing the design is equipped with a jib window and adjustable jib tracks. Foam flotation provides positive buoyancy and the boat has two storage lockers, one forward and one aft. [2]

The design has a Portsmouth Yardstick racing average handicap of 108.9 and is normally raced with a crew of two sailors. [2]

Operational history

Sail magazine named the Rascal a "breakthrough boat", due to its intended role for beginners and first-time boat buyers. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Rascal 14 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 44-45. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN   0-395-65239-1
  3. ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Ray Greene & Co. 1947 - 1975". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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