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{{short description|Sailboat class}}
{{Infobox sailboat specifications 
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|location          = {{wipe|United States}}
|year              = 1971
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|builder           = Newport Boats
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|draft             = {{convert|3.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} with centerboard down
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|displacement      = {{convert|180|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}

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|hull type         = [[Engineering:Monohull|monohull]]
|construction      = [[Chemistry:Fiberglass|fiberglass]]
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|lwl               = {{convert|12.75|ft|m|abbr=on}}
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The '''Bullet 14''' is an American [[Engineering:Sailboat|sailboat]] that was designed as a racer and first built in 1971.<ref name="Data">{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/bullet-14|title= Bullet 14 sailboat|access-date= 22 April 2021|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/20210421232821/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/bullet-14|archive-date= 21 April 2021|url-status= live}}</ref><ref name="Guide">{{cite web|url= https://sailboat.guide/lockley-newport/bullet-14|title= Bullet 14|access-date= 17 April 2022|author= Sea Time Tech, LLC|work= sailboat.guide|year= 2022|archive-url= https://archive.today/20220417175502/https://sailboat.guide/lockley-newport/bullet-14|archive-date= 17 April 2022|url-status= live}}</ref>

==Production==
The design was built by Newport Boats in Newport, California, {{wipe|United States}}, starting in 1971, but it is now out of production.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Guide"/><ref>{{cite web|url= https://sailboatdata.com/builder/lockley-newport-boats-usa|title= Lockley Newport Boats (USA) 1964 - 1988|access-date= 22 April 2021|last= McArthur|first= Bruce|work= sailboatdata.com|year= 2020|archive-url= https://archive.today/20200806122739/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/lockley-newport-boats-usa|archive-date= 6 August 2020|url-status= live}}</ref>

==Design==
The Bullet 14 is a recreational sailing dinghy, built predominantly of [[Chemistry:Fiberglass|fiberglass]], with wood trim. It has a single sail [[Engineering:Catboat|catboat]] rig, a raked stem, a plumb [[Engineering:Transom (nautical)|transom]], a transom-hung [[Engineering:Rudder|rudder]] controlled by a [[Engineering:Tiller|tiller]] and a retractable centerboard. It displaces {{convert|180|lb|kg|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Guide"/>

The boat has a draft of {{convert|3.00|ft|m|abbr=on}} with the centerboard extended and {{convert|5|in|cm|abbr=on}} with it retracted, allowing [[Engineering:Beaching (nautical)|beaching]] or ground transportation on a [[Engineering:Boat trailer|trailer]].<ref name="Data"/><ref name="Guide"/>

The design has a [[Physics:Hull speed|hull speed]] of {{convert|4.79|kn|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Guide"/>
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==See also==
*[[Engineering:List of sailing boat types|List of sailing boat types]]

'''Similar sailboats'''
*[[Engineering:Laser (dinghy)|Laser (dinghy)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Dinghies]]

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