C-Lark

C-Lark

Class symbol
Development
Designer	Don Clark
Location	United States
Year	1964
No. built	1400
Builder(s)	Clark Boat Company Douglass & McLeod
Name	C-Lark
Boat
Displacement	295 lb (134 kg)
Draft	3.50 ft (1.07 m) with centerboard down
Hull
Type	Monohull
Construction	Fiberglass
LOA	14.00 ft (4.27 m)
LWL	14.00 ft (4.27 m)
Beam	5.70 ft (1.74 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	centerboard
Ballast	none
Rudder(s)	transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
Sails
Sailplan	Fractional rigged sloop
Total sail area	133 sq ft (12.4 m^2)

The C-Lark is an American sailboat, that was designed by Don Clark and first built in 1964.^[1][2]

Production

The design was built by the Clark Boat Company in Kent, Washington, United States starting in 1964 and also by Douglass & McLeod. Production ended in 1979. During its 15-year production run 1400 examples of the design were completed.^[1][2][3][4]

Design

The C-Lark is a recreational dinghy, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a plumb stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard keel. It displaces 295 lb (134 kg).^[1][2]

The boat has a draft of 3.50 ft (1.07 m) with the centreboard extended and 0.75 ft (0.23 m) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.^[1][2]

The design has a hull speed of 5.02 kn (9.30 km/h).^[2]

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  C-Lark sailing upwind with the skipper hiking out
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  The cockpit of the C-Lark
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  The underside of a C-Lark

See also

• List of sailing boat types

Similar sailboats

• Albacore
• Flying Junior
• Laser 2
• Snipe

References

1. Browning, Randy (2018). "C-Lark sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
2. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "C-Lark". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
3. Browning, Randy (2018). "Clark Boat Company 1960-1984". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
4. Browning, Randy (2018). "Douglass & McLeod 1951-1971". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.