B14

B14 (dinghy)

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Current Specifications

Class Symbol
Crew	2
LOA	4.25 m (13.9 ft)
Beam	3.05 m (10.0 ft)
Hull weight	64 kg (140 lb)
Main & Jib area	17.2 m² (185 sq ft)
Spinnaker area	29.2 m² (314 sq ft)

The 3D model to visualize on : www.B14.fr

The B14 is a two man monohull dinghy, designed by Julian Bethwaite. It is recognised as an international class by the International Sailing Federation.^[1] The boat was designed in 1984 making it a fairly old class.^[2]

Contents

1 Performance and design
2 History
3 Various
4 References
5 External links
6 Other classes of dinghy

Performance and design

The B14 is designed with a low center of gravity for added stability and an open transom, to help the boat to drain itself quickly and without need of a self-bailer. The mast is set far back in the boat to make room for the large asymmetric spinnaker.^[3]^[4] The boat is in the fast handicap, with a portsmouth yardstick of 880,^[5] designed with racing in mind. For this reason it is highly suitable for more experienced sailors.^[3] The boat does not have a trapeze,^[2] but instead makes use of wide wings.^[3]

History

Architect : Julian Bethwaite
Design year : 1986

Various

Ideal weight of the crew: 130-180 kg
RYA handicap 2010 : 880 ^[5]

References

^ "International series sailing dinghy : SKIFF Ovington". www.nauticexpo.com. http://www.nauticexpo.com/prod/ovington/international-series-sailing-dinghy-skiff-21236-49152.html. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
^ ^a ^b "B14 Dinghy Class Information". www.noblemarine.co.uk. http://www.noblemarine.co.uk/boats/dinghy/B14/. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c "About B14". www.b14.org. http://www.b14.org/AboutB14/TheBoat/tabid/381/Default.aspx. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
^ "French B14 Class". www.b14.fr. http://www.b14.fr/3d. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Portmouth Yardstick Numbers". RYA. http://www.chewvalleysailing.org.uk/mambo/components/com_docman/dl2.php?archive=0&file=UG9ydHNtb3V0aF9ZYXJkc3RpY2tfXzIwMDkucGRm. Retrieved 27 January 2010. ^{[dead link]}

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Other classes of dinghy

v d e International Sailing Federation Classes

Current Olympic Classes	470 • 49er • Elliott 6m • Finn • Laser • Laser Radial • RS:X • Star

ISAF Centreboard classes	Int. 14 • 29er • 29erXX • 420 • 505 • B14 • Byte • Cadet • Contender • Enterprise • Europe • Flying Dutchman • Flying_Junior • Laser • Laser Radial • Laser 2 • Laser 4.7 • Laser Vago • Lightning • Mirror • Musto Performance Skiff • OK Dinghy • O'pen BIC • Optimist • RS500 • RS Tera • RS Feva • Snipe • Splash • Sunfish • Tasar • Topper • Vaurien • Zoom 8

ISAF Keelboat classes	2.4 m • 5.5 m • 6 m • 8 m • 12 m • Access 2.3 • Access 303 • Access Liberty • Dragon • Etchells • Flying 15 • H-boat • J/22 • J/24 • J/80 • Melges 24 • Melges 32 • Micro • Platu 25 • RC44 • SB3 • Soling • Sonar • Star • Tempest • Ultimate 20 • Yngling

ISAF Yacht Classes	Class 40 • Farr 30 (Mumm 30) • Farr 40 • Int. Maxi Assoc • IMOCA 60 • Swan 45 • TP 52 • X-35 • X-41

ISAF Multihull Classes	A-Class • Dart 18 • Formula 16 • Formula 18 • Hobie 14 • Hobie 16 • Hobie 17 • Hobie 18 • Hobie Dragoon • Hobie Tiger • Hobie Wildcat • Nacra Infusion • SL 16 • Topcat K1 • Tornado • Viper F16

ISAF Windsurfer Classes	Formula Experience • Formula Windsurfing • Funboard • RS:X • Mistral One Design Class • Raceboard • Speed Windsurfing • Techno 293

ISAF Kiteboarding Classes	International Kiteboarding Association

ISAF Classic Classes	GP14 • IOD • Shark

International Radio Sailing Association Classes	10 rater • A Class • Marblehead • One Metre

Former ISAF Classes	6.5 Metre • 7 Metre • 8 Metre • 8.5 Metre • 9 Metre • 10 Metre • 11 Metre One Design • Aloha • Buzz • C Class Cat • Division I Sailboard - Flatboard • Division II Sailboard - Displacement • Division III Sailboard - Tandem • Farr 45 • Open 50 • ORMA 60 • • Windglider • Lechner • Mistral Junior • ISO • Syndey 40 • X-99

v d e Sailing dinghy, Sharpie and Skiff classes

Dinghies under 10 ft	Frog Cape Cod Frosty El Toro Fatty Knees Fly Holdfast Trainer Manly Junior Minto Naples Sabot O'pen BIC Optimist P Class Pelican Puddle Duck Racer Sabot Starling Tadpole Topper Topaz Taz Turnabout Zoom 8

Dinghies under 15 ft	10ft Skiff 12 foot dinghy 125 ("One-twenty-five") 12ft Skiff 13ft skiff 29er 29erXX skiff 3000 405 ("Four-oh-five") 420 Access Liberty Adventuress ASC Astus 14.1 Australian Sharpie B14 Banshee Beetle Cat Bermuda Fitted Dinghy Blaze Blue Jay Bosun British Moth Butterfly Buzz Byte Cadet Cherokee Cherub C-Lark Comet Coypu Dabchick Daring Dart Enterprise Escape Europe Envy Extra Finn Firefly Flying Ant Flying Eleven Flying Junior Force 5 GP14 Graduate Gull Heron Idle-along IDRA14 International Twelve International 14 Javelin (NZ) Javelin (US) Jet 14 Jollyboat (NZ) Lark Laser Standard Laser 2 Laser 2000 Laser 3000 Laser 4.7 Laser 5000 Laser Funboat Laser Pico Laser Radial Laser Vago Laser Vortex Lido 14 Marlin Merlin Rocket MG14 Miracle Mirror Moth Musto Performance Skiff National 12 NS14 OK Dinghy O'pen BIC Otter Pacer Pegasus Penguin Phantom RS Feva RS Tera RS Q'Ba RS Feva RS Vareo RS100 RS200 RS300 RS400 RS500 RS600 RS700 RS800 Sabre Scorpion Snark Snowbird (sailboat) Solo Spiral Splash Streaker Sunburst Sunfish Tinker Star Traveller Tinker Traveller Tasar Topper Topper Topaz Topper Topaz Magno Topper Topaz Vibe Topper Topaz Xenon Twinkles 10 & 12 Vagabond Vaurien Wanderer Woodpussy Zeddie Zephyr

Dinghies under 20 ft	16ft Skiff 18 foot dinghy 18ft Skiff 470 49er 505 Albacore Beaufort Invitation Buccaneer 18 Comet Contender Corsair Day Sailer Fireball Flying Dutchman Flying Scot French National Monotype 1924 Hornet Interlake International Canoe Jacksnipe Javelin (UK, NL & DE) Jersey Skiff Jollyboat (UK) Jolly Boat JY15 Laser 4000 Laser Bahia Laser Stratos Lelievlet Lightning Mirror 16 Mutineer 15 O-Jolle Osprey Payne-Mortlock sailing canoe Pirate Precision 15 RS K6 RS Vision RS700 RS800 Salcombe Yawl Sea Bright Sea Scout Standard Boat (BP18) Snipe Texas Tornado 12m² Sharpie Thistle Topper Topaz Omega Vanguard 15 Wayfarer Windmill Windy Winkle Brig X boat Y flyer

Dinghies 20 ft or over	Highlander Norfolk Punt

ISAF sailing dinghy classes

29er • 420 • 470 • 49er • 505 • B14 • Byte • Cadet • Contender • Enterprise • Europe • Finn • Fireball • Flying Dutchman • Flying Junior • GP14 • International 14 • Laser Standard • Laser II • Laser 4.7 • Laser Radial • Laser Vago • Lightning • Mirror • Moth • Musto Performance Skiff • OK Dinghy • O'pen BIC • Optimist • RS500 • RS Feva • RS Tera • Snipe • Splash • Sunfish • Tasar • Topper • Vaurien • Zoom 8

v d e Sailing dinghy, Sharpie and Skiff classes

Dinghies under 10 ft	Frog Cape Cod Frosty El Toro Fatty Knees Fly Holdfast Trainer Manly Junior Minto Naples Sabot O'pen BIC Optimist P Class Pelican Puddle Duck Racer Sabot Starling Tadpole Topper Topaz Taz Turnabout Zoom 8

Dinghies under 15 ft	10ft Skiff 12 foot dinghy 125 ("One-twenty-five") 12ft Skiff 13ft skiff 29er 29erXX skiff 3000 405 ("Four-oh-five") 420 Access Liberty Adventuress ASC Astus 14.1 Australian Sharpie B14 Banshee Beetle Cat Bermuda Fitted Dinghy Blaze Blue Jay Bosun British Moth Butterfly Buzz Byte Cadet Cherokee Cherub C-Lark Comet Coypu Dabchick Daring Dart Enterprise Escape Europe Envy Extra Finn Firefly Flying Ant Flying Eleven Flying Junior Force 5 GP14 Graduate Gull Heron Idle-along IDRA14 International Twelve International 14 Javelin (NZ) Javelin (US) Jet 14 Jollyboat (NZ) Lark Laser Standard Laser 2 Laser 2000 Laser 3000 Laser 4.7 Laser 5000 Laser Funboat Laser Pico Laser Radial Laser Vago Laser Vortex Lido 14 Marlin Merlin Rocket MG14 Miracle Mirror Moth Musto Performance Skiff National 12 NS14 OK Dinghy O'pen BIC Otter Pacer Pegasus Penguin Phantom RS Feva RS Tera RS Q'Ba RS Feva RS Vareo RS100 RS200 RS300 RS400 RS500 RS600 RS700 RS800 Sabre Scorpion Snark Snowbird (sailboat) Solo Spiral Splash Streaker Sunburst Sunfish Tinker Star Traveller Tinker Traveller Tasar Topper Topper Topaz Topper Topaz Magno Topper Topaz Vibe Topper Topaz Xenon Twinkles 10 & 12 Vagabond Vaurien Wanderer Woodpussy Zeddie Zephyr

Dinghies under 20 ft	16ft Skiff 18 foot dinghy 18ft Skiff 470 49er 505 Albacore Beaufort Invitation Buccaneer 18 Comet Contender Corsair Day Sailer Fireball Flying Dutchman Flying Scot French National Monotype 1924 Hornet Interlake International Canoe Jacksnipe Javelin (UK, NL & DE) Jersey Skiff Jollyboat (UK) Jolly Boat JY15 Laser 4000 Laser Bahia Laser Stratos Lelievlet Lightning Mirror 16 Mutineer 15 O-Jolle Osprey Payne-Mortlock sailing canoe Pirate Precision 15 RS K6 RS Vision RS700 RS800 Salcombe Yawl Sea Bright Sea Scout Standard Boat (BP18) Snipe Texas Tornado 12m² Sharpie Thistle Topper Topaz Omega Vanguard 15 Wayfarer Windmill Windy Winkle Brig X boat Y flyer

Dinghies 20 ft or over	Highlander Norfolk Punt

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