| Phantom | |
| Image Boat: | File:Phantom 925 sailing at Burghfield Sailing Club.jpg |
| Designer: | Paul Wright & Brian Taylor |
| Location: | United Kingdom |
| Year: | 1971 |
| No Built: | 1,000 |
| Builder: | Butler Boats, Ovington Boats, Vander Craft |
| Role: | One-design racer |
| Draft: | 2.8feet with the centreboard down |
| Displacement: | 1340NaN0 |
| Hull Type: | Monohull |
| Construction: | Fibreglass, wood, composite material |
| Loa: | 14.5feet |
| Lwl: | 13.83feet |
| Beam: | 5.5feet |
| Keel Type: | centreboard |
| Rudder Type: | transom-mounted rudder |
| Rig Type: | Catboat rig |
| Sailplan: | Catboat |
| Sailarea Main: | 105square feet |
| Sailarea Total: | 105square feet |
The Phantom is a British sailing dinghy that was designed by Paul Wright and Brian Taylor as a one-design racer and first built in 1971.[1]
The design was at one time built by Butler Boats and Vander Craft, both located in the United Kingdom. It is now constructed by Ovington Boats, which is also in the United Kingdom. Ovington-built boats are still sold by Vander Craft.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
The boat can also be amateur-built from plans, using the stitch and glue construction method.[7]
The Phantom is a recreational sailboat, with the hull built predominantly of a fibreglass foam sandwich laminate. The hull has hard chines and a deep V-shaped bow to promote planing. It has a stayed mast, typically made from carbon fibre along with the boom. It has a catboat rig, a raked stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centreboard. It displaces 1340NaN0.[1] [6] [7]
The boat has a draft of 2.8feet with the centreboard extended and 6inches with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer or car roof rack.[1]
A review in Go Sail noted of the design, "with her lightweight hull and large rig on a stayed mast she has a high power to weight ratio, but is stable and responsive. There is no trapeze or spinnaker and she can carry a wide range of helm weights".[7]
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