International 14 Explained

International 14
Insignia:File:Int14 Logo black.svg
Insignia Size:100px
Image Boat:File:International 14 sailboat 8337.jpg
Designer:Many designers
Location:United Kingdom
Year:1928
Builder:China New Yachts
Composite Craft
Henderson Boat Company
Ovington Boats
W. D. Schock Corp
Role:racing sailing dinghy
Crew:two
Displacement:15470NaN70
Hull Type:monohull
Construction:any material permitted
Loa:14feet
Lwl:14feet
Beam:6feet
Keel Type:centreboard
Rudder Type:transom-mounted rudder
Rig Type:Bermuda rig
Sailplan:fractional rigged sloop
Sailarea Total:200square feet
Rya-Pn:780

The International 14 is an International racing sailboat, crewed by two sailors. The class was established in 1928.[1] [2]

The boat is a developmental sailing class and so the design rules and the boats themselves have changed dramatically over time to keep the International 14 at the leading edge of sailing technology. Many designers have contributed to the boat.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Sailboatdata.com noted "the International 14 is a high performance 2-Man, development racing dinghy with a long history of performance developments that often been adopted in the design of later boats. Today, with hiking racks, a giant flat head main, and its 'skiff' like hull, an up-to-date racing model bears little resemblance to the earlier boats."[1]

The design became an international World Sailing class in 1928.[4] [5]

Production

The design has been built by many builders over a century of construction. Today it is built by Ovington Boats and Composite Craft in the United Kingdom. From 1946 to 1970 it was built in the United States by the W. D. Schock Corp, with 26 boats completed over that 24-year period. It was also at one time built by the Henderson Boat Company in North America and China New Yachts in China.[1] [2] [3] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Design

Before the class was formally established in 1928, many designers built open class 14 foot racing boats that were the forerunners of the official class. In 1923 Uffa Fox built his first 14-foot racer and by 1925 was creating designs for them. Fox introduced the first planing hull-equipped 14, named Avenger, in 1927.[11]

The International 14 is a racing sailing dinghy. Over time the hulls have mostly been built from wood, glassfibre and more recently, carbon fibre reinforced polymer, although under class rules any materials are permitted for the hull. Modern boats built to the current Bieker 6 rules typically have a fractional sloop rig with carbon fibre spars; a plumb stem and transom; a transom-hung, hydrofoil-equipped rudder controlled by a tiller with an extension and a retractable centreboard. Hiking racks are also fitted, along with fully-battened mainsails. Carbon fibre boats typically displace 1540NaN0.[1] [2] [3] [5]

The class was one of the first to allow a trapeze, adopted in 1938. A second trapeze was permitted starting in 1984, due to the large amount of sail carried on boats of that period. In 1996 the International version and the Australian models were merged into a single class.[1] [2]

For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with an asymmetrical spinnaker, flown from a long carbon fibre bowsprit. The spinnaker size is unrestricted, but 344.45square feet is typical.[1] [2]

The boat has a Royal Yachting Association Portsmouth Yardstick handicap of 780.[12]

Operational history

The design is supported by an active class club that organizes racing events, the International 14 Class Association. There are 14 active fleets sailing in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the UK and the US.[5]

Events

See main article: International 14 World Championships.

Boats on display

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: International 14 sailboat . 24 August 2022. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20220824231107/https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/international-14. 24 August 2022. live.
  2. Web site: International 14. 24 August 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220824231105/https://sailboat.guide/ovington/international-14. 24 August 2022. live.
  3. Web site: International 14 Skiff. 24 August 2022. Ovington Boats. ovingtonboats.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20220824231128/https://ovingtonboats.com/int-14/. 24 August 2022. live.
  4. Web site: International 14. 24 August 2022. World Sailing. World Sailing. sailing.org. 2022. https://archive.today/20220825010230/https://www.sailing.org/classes/international-14. 25 August 2022. live.
  5. Web site: GBR International 14 14 feet of carbon fibre and adrenaline. 24 August 2022. International 14 Class Association. gbr.international14.org. 2022. https://archive.today/20161215123053/http://gbr.international14.org/. 15 December 2016. live.
  6. Web site: Ovington Boats Ltd.. 24 August 2022. McArthur. Bruce. sailboatdata.com. 2022. https://archive.today/20200724144518/https://sailboatdata.com/builder/ovington-boats-ltd. 24 July 2020. live.
  7. Web site: Ovington Boats Ltd.. 24 August 2022. Sea Time Tech, LLC. sailboat.guide. 2022. https://archive.today/20220824231147/https://sailboat.guide/ovington. 24 August 2022. live.
  8. Web site: Boats built by W.D. Schock. 24 August 2022. W. D. Schock Corp. W. D. Schock Corp. wdschock.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20100221183356/http://wdschock.com/history/boatlist.htm. 21 February 2010. dead.
  9. Web site: Delivering excellence in composite boats. 25 August 2022. Composite Craft. compositecraft.co.uk. https://archive.today/20220825115909/https://www.compositecraft.co.uk/. 25 August 2022. live.
  10. Web site: Join The Fleet. 25 August 2022. Canadian Dinghy Association. i14.ca. https://archive.today/20220825120649/https://www.i14.ca/join-the-fleet. 25 August 2022. live.
  11. Web site: International 14 "Thunder and Lightning" – BAE0024. 25 August 2022. National Maritime Museum. National Maritime Museum Cornwall. nmmc.co.uk. 2020. https://archive.today/20220825121027/https://nmmc.co.uk/object/boats/international-14-thunder-and-lightning/. 25 August 2022. live.
  12. Web site: Portsmouth Yardstick. 24 August 2022. Royal Yachting Association. Royal Yachting Association. rya.org.uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20120425024317/https://www.rya.org.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/technical/Web%20Documents/py-general/2012%20listv3.xls. 25 April 2012. dead.