Engineering:Rascal 14
 Class symbol | |
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Ray Greene |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1961 |
| No. built | 3,000 |
| Builder(s) | Ray Greene & Company |
| Role | Sailing dinghy |
| Boat | |
| Boat weight | 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 type | centerboard |
| Rudder(s) | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Fractional rigged sloop |
| Mainsail area | 72 sq ft (6.7 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 49 sq ft (4.6 m2) |
| Spinnaker area | 160 sq ft (15 m2) |
| Total sail area | 121 sq ft (11.2 m2) |
| Racing | |
| D-PN | 108.9 |
The Rascal 14 is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by Ray Greene and first built in 1961.[1][2]
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]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Rascal 14 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/rascal-14.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 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
- ↑ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Ray Greene & Co. 1947 - 1975". sailboatdata.com. https://sailboatdata.com/builder/ray-greene-co.
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