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Javelin dinghy
Sailboat class
Sailboat class
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Javelin |
| class_image | File:Javelin1.png |
| designer | Uffa Fox |
| location | United States |
| year | 1960 |
| no built | 5100 |
| builder | O'Day Corp. |
| role | One-design racer |
| draft | 3.83 ft with the centerboard down |
| displacement | 475 lb hull weight |
| hull type | Monohull |
| construction | Fiberglass |
| loa | 14.00 ft |
| lwl | 13.17 ft |
| beam | 5.67 ft |
| keel type | centerboard |
| ballast | 49 lb of galvanized steel |
| rudder type | transom-mounted rudder |
| rig type | Bermuda rig |
| sailplan | Fractional rigged sloop |
| sailarea main | |
| sailarea headsail | |
| sailarea spin | 90 sqft |
| sailarea total | 125.00 sqft |
| d-pn | 111.8 |
|d-pn = 111.8 |rya-pn =
The Javelin, also called the Javelin 14 and O'Day Javelin is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by Uffa Fox as a one-design racer and first built in 1960.
Production
The design was built by O'Day Corp. in the United States. The company produced 5100 examples of the design, but it is now out of production.
Design
The Javelin is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig with anodized aluminum spars, a nearly plumb stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung, kick-up rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard. The hull alone displaces 475 lb and carries 49 lb of galvanized steel ballast. A fixed keel model was produced in small numbers and carries 195 lb of iron ballast.
The boat has a draft of 3.83 ft with the centerboard extended and 6 in with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. The fixed keel model has a draft of 2.00 ft.
The boat may be fitted with a small outboard motor up to 8 hp for docking and maneuvering.
The design is equipped with a lockable storage compartment in the bow and gear lockers under the seats.
The design has a Portsmouth Yardstick racing average handicap of 111.8.
Operational history
In a 1994 review Richard Sherwood described the design as, "a beamy, stable small day sailer. Javelin has an unusually large (nine-foot) cockpit, a gear locker under the seats, and a lockable storage compartment under the deck. She is self-bailing and self-rescuing. The transom is reinforced to take outboards up to eight horsepower."
References
References
- McArthur, Bruce. (2020). "Javelin 14 (Fox) sailboat". sailboatdata.com.
- McArthur, Bruce. (2020). "Uffa Fox". sailboatdata.com.
- Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Edition'', pages 38-39. [[Houghton Mifflin Company]], 1994. {{ISBN. 0-395-65239-1
- McArthur, Bruce. (2020). "O'Day Corp.". sailboatdata.com.
- McArthur, Bruce. (2020). "Javelin 14 (Fox) FK sailboat". sailboatdata.com.
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