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Jet 14

Index Jet 14

The Jet 14 is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by Howard Siddons as a one-design racer and first built in 1952. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 40 relations: Aluminium, Beaching (nautical), Bermuda rig, Boat trailer, Boom (sailing), Boom vang, Buffalo, New York, Catboat, Centreboard, Dinghy sailing, Draft (hull), Fiberglass, Fractional rig, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, International 14, Island Heights, New Jersey, Jib, List of sailing boat types, Mainsail, Maryland, Masthead rig, Monohull, New Jersey, New York (state), Ohio, One-design racing, Portsmouth Yardstick, Roof rack, Rudder, Sailboat, Sailing (sport), Sailor, Sloop, Spinnaker, Stem (ship), Tiller, Transom (nautical), Traveller (nautical fitting), Uffa Fox, United States.

  2. 1950s sailboat type designs
  3. Sailboat types built by Allen Boat Company
  4. Sailboat types built by Siddons & Sindle

Aluminium

Aluminium (Aluminum in North American English) is a chemical element; it has symbol Al and atomic number 13.

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Beaching (nautical)

Beaching (or landing) is the process in which a ship or boat is laid ashore, or grounded deliberately in shallow water.

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Bermuda rig

A Bermuda rig, Bermudian rig, or Marconi rig is a configuration of mast and rigging for a type of sailboat and is the typical configuration for most modern sailboats.

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Boat trailer

A boat trailer is designed to launch, retrieve, carry and sometimes store boats.

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Boom (sailing)

In sailing, a boom is a spar (pole), along the of a fore and aft rigged sail, that greatly improves control of the angle and shape of the sail.

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Boom vang

A boom vang (US) or kicking strap (UK) (often shortened to "vang" or "kicker") is a line or piston system on a sailboat used to exert downward force on the boom and thus control the shape of the sail.

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Buffalo, New York

Buffalo is a city in the U.S. state of New York and the county seat of Erie County.

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Catboat

A catboat (alternate spelling: cat boat) is a sailboat with a single sail on a single mast set well forward in the bow of a very beamy and (usually) shallow draft hull.

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Centreboard

A centreboard or centerboard (US) is a retractable hull appendage which pivots out of a slot in the hull of a sailboat, known as a centreboard trunk (UK) or centerboard case (US).

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Dinghy sailing

Dinghy sailing is the activity of sailing small boats by using five essential controls. Jet 14 and Dinghy sailing are dinghies.

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Draft (hull)

The draft or draught of a ship is a determined depth of the vessel below the waterline, measured vertically to its hull's lowest—its propellers, or keel, or other reference point.

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Fiberglass

Fiberglass (American English) or fibreglass (Commonwealth English) is a common type of fiber-reinforced plastic using glass fiber.

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Fractional rig

A fractional rig on a sailing vessel consists of a foresail, such as a jib or genoa sail, that does not reach all the way to the top of the mast.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) is an American publisher of textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, and reference works.

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International 14

The International 14 is an International racing sailboat, crewed by two sailors. Jet 14 and International 14 are dinghies and two-person sailboats.

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Island Heights, New Jersey

Island Heights is a borough in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

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Jib

A jib is a triangular sail that sets ahead of the foremast of a sailing vessel.

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List of sailing boat types

The following is a partial list of sailboat types and sailing classes, including keelboats, dinghies, and multihull (catamarans and trimarans).

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Mainsail

A mainsail is a sail rigged on the main mast of a sailing vessel.

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Maryland

Maryland is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States.

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Masthead rig

A masthead rig on a sailing vessel consists of a forestay and backstay both attached at the top of the mast.

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Monohull

right A monohull is a type of boat having only one hull, unlike multihulled boats which can have two or more individual hulls connected to one another.

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New Jersey

New Jersey is a state situated within both the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States.

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New York (state)

New York, also called New York State, is a state in the Northeastern United States.

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Ohio

Ohio is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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One-design racing

One-design racing is a racing method which may be adopted in sports using complex equipment, whereby all vehicles have identical or very similar designs or models, avoiding the need for a handicap system.

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Portsmouth Yardstick

The Portsmouth Yardstick (PY) or Portsmouth handicap scheme is a term used for a number of related systems of empirical handicapping used primarily in small sailboat racing.

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Roof rack

A roof rack is a set of bars secured to the roof of an automobile.

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Rudder

A rudder is a primary control surface used to steer a ship, boat, submarine, hovercraft, airship, or other vehicle that moves through a fluid medium (usually air or water).

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Sailboat

A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails and is smaller than a sailing ship.

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Sailing (sport)

The sport of sailing involves a variety of competitive sailing formats that are sanctioned through various sailing federations and yacht clubs.

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Sailor

A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship.

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Sloop

A sloop is a sailboat with a single mast typically having only one headsail in front of the mast and one mainsail aft of (behind) the mast.

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Spinnaker

A spinnaker is a sail designed specifically for sailing off the wind on courses between a reach (wind at 90° to the course) to downwind (course in the same direction as the wind).

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Stem (ship)

The stem is the most forward part of a boat or ship's bow and is an extension of the keel itself.

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Tiller

A tiller or till is a lever used to steer a vehicle.

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Transom (nautical)

In some boats and ships, a transom is the aft transverse surface of the hull that forms the stern of a vessel.

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Traveller (nautical fitting)

A traveller is a part of the rigging of a boat or ship that provides a moving attachment point for a rope, sail or yard to a fixed part of the vessel.

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Uffa Fox

Uffa Fox CBE (15 January 1898 – 26 October 1972) was an English boat designer and sailing enthusiast, responsible for a number of innovations in boat design.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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See also

1950s sailboat type designs

Sailboat types built by Allen Boat Company

Sailboat types built by Siddons & Sindle

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_14