Engineering:Phantom 14

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Phantom 14
Development
DesignerJack Howie
LocationUnited States
Year1977
No. built9,000
Builder(s)Howmar Boats
RoleRacer
Boat
Boat weight120 lb (54 kg)
Draft2.83 ft (0.86 m) with daggerboard down
Hull
TypeMonohull
ConstructionFiberglass
LOA14.21 ft (4.33 m)
LWL10.50 ft (3.20 m)
Beam4.42 ft (1.35 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typedaggerboard
Rudder(s)transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typeLateen rig
Sails
SailplanLateen
Mainsail area84.50 sq ft (7.850 m2)
Total sail area84.50 sq ft (7.850 m2)
Racing
D-PN103.7

The Phantom 14 is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by Jack Howie as a racer and first built in 1977. It is a board sailboat, similar to the Sunfish.[1][2]

Production

The design was built by Howmar Boats in Edison, New Jersey, United States from 1977 until the company went out of business in 1983. A total of 9,000 boats were completed, but it is now out of production.[1][2][3]

Design

The Phantom 14 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a Lateen rig, a raked stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable daggerboard. It displaces 120 lb (54 kg).[1][2]

The boat has a draft of 2.83 ft (0.86 m) with the daggerboard extended and 0.31 ft (0.094 m) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer or car roof rack.[1]

The design uses sail sleeves, with the hard-coated aluminum spars inserted into the sleeves to rig the boat. This results in less aerodynamic drag and creates an even sail shape. The boat is equipped with hiking straps and has a storage compartment in the cockpit. The hull has a high bow design and molded in coaming to reduce the submarining of the bow that is common with "board boats". The sail halyard is routed through the coaming.[2]

The design has a Portsmouth Yardstick racing average handicap of 103.7 (suspect) and is normally raced by one sailor.[2]

See also

Similar sailboats

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Phantom 14 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200705104139/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/phantom-14-howmar. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Sherwood, Richard M.: A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition, pages 42-43. Houghton Mifflin Company, 1994. ISBN:0-395-65239-1
  3. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Howmar Boats Inc.". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200704045729/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/howmar-boats-inc.