Javelin dinghy

The Javelin is a 14-foot dinghy designed by Uffa Fox in 1960 and built by the O'Day company until 1984. The boat is a comfortable daysailer. Over 5000 were produced in the United States and the older "classic" models are still being built in Japan.

This article is about the sailing dinghy primarily raced in the USA and Japan. For the sailing dinghy primarily raced in New Zealand and Australia, see Javelin dinghy (Australasia). For the sailing dinghy primarily raced in Europe, see Javelin dinghy (Europe).
For other uses of "Javelin", see Javelin (disambiguation).
O'Day Javelin
Class symbol
Development
DesignerUffa Fox
Year1960
Boat
Crew2
DraftCB 6" up/3'10" down
Hull
Typeplaning hull
Constructionfiberglass
Hull weight475 - 524 lbs
LOA14 ft
LWL13 ft 2 in
Beam5 ft 8 in
Hull appendages
Keel/board type49 lb galvanized steel plate
Rig
Rig typesloop
Mast length22' 11 3/8" (overall)
Sails
Mainsail area90 ft2
Jib/genoa area35 ft2
Spinnaker area127 ft2
Upwind sail area125 ft2
Racing
D-PN111.3

The Javelin sails off a D-PN of 111.3[1]

References
  1. "Centerboard Classes". US Sailing. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.


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