C-Lark | |
Class Image: | File:C-Lark logo.svg |
Image Boat: | File:C-Lark in Gig Harbor.jpg |
Designer: | Don Clark |
Location: | United States |
Year: | 1964 |
No Built: | 1400 |
Builder: | Clark Boat Company Douglass & McLeod |
Draft: | 3.5feet with centerboard down |
Displacement: | 2950NaN0 |
Hull Type: | Monohull |
Construction: | Fiberglass |
Loa: | 14feet |
Lwl: | 14feet |
Beam: | 5.7feet |
Keel Type: | centerboard |
Ballast: | none |
Rudder Type: | transom-mounted rudder |
Rig Type: | Bermuda rig |
Sailplan: | Fractional rigged sloop |
Sailarea Total: | 133square feet |
The C-Lark is an American sailboat, that was designed by Don Clark and first built in 1964.[1] [2]
The design was built by the Clark Boat Company in Kent, Washington, United States starting in 1964 and also by Douglass & McLeod. Production ended in 1979. During its 15-year production run 1400 examples of the design were completed.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The C-Lark is a recreational dinghy, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a plumb stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard keel. It displaces 2950NaN0.[1] [2]
The boat has a draft of 3.5feet with the centreboard extended and 0.75feet with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[1] [2]
The design has a hull speed of 5.02kn.[2]
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