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Specifications Under Current Rules
An International 14 racing at the 2006 International 14 Class World Championships in Long Beach, California.
Class Symbol 14
Crew 2
LOA 7010 mm (23' 0")
LWL 4267 mm (14' 0")
Beam 1830 mm (6' 0")
Draft
Hull weight (with fittings) 74. A yacht is a recreational boat It designates two rather different classes of Watercraft, sailing and power yachts Waterline length, length at the waterline or length waterline (abbreviated to LWL) is measurement of Ships and Boats The term The beam of a ship is its width at the widest point or at the mid-point of its length The draft (or draught) of a ship's hull is the vertical distance between the Waterline and the bottom of the hull ( Keel) with the thickness A hull is the body of a Ship or Boat. It is a central concept in floating vessels as it provides the Buoyancy that keeps the vessel from sinking 25 kg (164 lb)
Mast height (above deck) 7626 mm (25' 0")
Mainsail area mainsail/jib combined:
Jib / Genoa area 18. The mast of a sailing ship is a tall vertical or near vertical Spar, or arrangement of Spars which supports the Sails Large ships have several masts A mainsail is the most important sail raised from the main (or only mast of a sailing vessel A jib (also spelled jibb) is a triangular Staysail set ahead of the foremost mast of a sailing boat The genoa or jenny was originally referred to as the 'overlapping jib' or the Genoa jib, being named after the city of Genoa as explained below 58 m2) 200 ft2)
Spinnaker area Unlimited (typicallly 32 m2) 350 ft2))

The International 14 is 14-foot double-handed dinghy. A spinnaker is a special type of Sail that is designed specifically for Sailing off the wind from a reaching course to a downwind i Dinghy sailing is the activity of Sailing small boats by using (1 the Sails and (2 underwater foils ( Daggerboard or Centreboard The class originated in England in the early part of the 20th century. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It is sailed and raced in many countries around the world and was one of the very first true international racing dinghy classes. It is a Development Class being controlled by a set of rules that allow for innovation and changes in hull and rig design as long as they fall within a set of specific limitations such as length, weight, beam, and sail area. The class has permitted its rules to be revised at various times in its history in order to keep the class at the forefront of dinghy racing development and can now best be described as an ultralight dual-trapeze sailing dinghy with large sail area. In Sailing, the trapeze refers to a wire that comes from a point high on the mast, usually where the shrouds are fixed to a hook on the crew member's harness Dinghy sailing is the activity of Sailing small boats by using (1 the Sails and (2 underwater foils ( Daggerboard or Centreboard A sail is any type of surface intended to generate Thrust by being placed in a Wind &mdashin essence a vertically-oriented Wing. It is often raced with boats of similar design in one-design, or non-handicap races. One-Design is a Racing method where all Vehicles or Boats have identical or very similar designs or models The Portsmouth Yardstick (PY or Portsmouth handicap scheme is a system of Handicapping used in Yacht racing.

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History

There are essentially four periods in the class' history:

1. Displacement style, or the "Before Uffa Fox Era;"

2. A hull is the body of a Ship or Boat. It is a central concept in floating vessels as it provides the Buoyancy that keeps the vessel from sinking Uffa Fox (1898-1972 was an English boat designer and sailing enthusiast Planing, which started with Uffa Fox and his deep-chested hulls, (boats named AVENGER, and ALARM were quintessential examples) which were broad aft with nearly straight buttocks, and narrow forward with a deep vee; another notable boat was WINDSPRITE, designed and built in cold-moulded plywood by Austin Farrar at Woolverstone, Suffolk, in the early 1950s, whose distinctive hull shape was emulated later in the International 505 dinghy;

3. planing Boat 's hull skims across the surface of the Water rather than pushing through the water in the way a traditional Displacement hull The International 505 is a One-design high-performance two-person Monohull planing centerboard Dinghy. Trapeze planing, which came about decades later, when the trapeze was finally legalized in the class (it had been tried by Uffa and others in the 1930s but was banned); during this evolutionary period larger ballast tanks were permitted by the class rules that greatly improved the ability of crews to recover from capsizes; the period also saw the introduction of multi-chined boats that were radically different in hull shape from the earlier carvel-built and molded-plywood designs;

4. In Sailing, the trapeze refers to a wire that comes from a point high on the mast, usually where the shrouds are fixed to a hook on the crew member's harness planing Boat 's hull skims across the surface of the Water rather than pushing through the water in the way a traditional Displacement hull Double-trapeze super-planing, which has gone through a number of evolutions. The concept was developed in Australia and New Zealand, and influenced the design of the high-powered but lightweight Australian 18. The 18ft Skiff is considered the fastest class of sailing skiffs This form of the boat really started to take form in the early 80's (but with only one trapeze) as the minimum weight was lowered and upwind planing became possible.

Contemporary boats weigh as little as 165 lb, and have as typical equipment a retractable spinnaker pole, unlimited asymmetric spinnaker size, 200sq ft mainsail and jib area, a fully battened mainsail, an adjustable carbon rig, and a hydrofoil rudder that allows the boat to be trimmed fore and aft for different conditions. A spinnaker is a special type of Sail that is designed specifically for Sailing off the wind from a reaching course to a downwind i A mainsail is the most important sail raised from the main (or only mast of a sailing vessel A jib (also spelled jibb) is a triangular Staysail set ahead of the foremost mast of a sailing boat A hydrofoil is a Boat with wing-like foils mounted on struts below the hull. A rudder is a device used to steer a Ship, Boat, Submarine, Hovercraft, or other conveyance that move through a fluid (generally air or

Since this is a development class, older boats have been obsoleted through rules changes. Many of the older boats still race in fleets of similar boats. Penultimates, also known as 'Pennies' are boats that feature much of the same technology as modern boats but are from prior to the 1996 merger between the International 14 and Aussie 14 classes. Classic boats are boats prior to 1984 and feature a symmetric spinnaker, single trapeze, and many feature cold molded wooden hulls.


Modern Hull Shapes


See also

External links


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