DC-14 Phantom

DC‐14 Phantom

DC-14 P Class symbol
Development
Designer	MacLear & Harris
Location	United States
Year	1964
Builder(s)	Duncan Sutphen Inc.
Role	Sailing dinghy
Name	DC‐14 Phantom
Boat
Displacement	350 lb (159 kg)
Draft	2.18 ft (0.66 m) with the daggerboards down
Hull
Type	Catamaran
Construction	Fiberglass
LOA	14.18 ft (4.32 m)
Beam	6.67 ft (2.03 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	dual daggerboards
Rudder(s)	dual transom-mounted rudders
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
Sails
Sailplan	Fractional rigged sloop
Total sail area	140.00 sq ft (13.006 m^2)

The DC‐14 Phantom is an American catamaran sailing dinghy that was designed by MacLear & Harris and first built in 1964.^[1][2][3]

Production

The design was built by Duncan Sutphen Inc. in the United States, but it is now out of production.^[1]

Design

The DC‐14 Phantom is a recreational sailboat, with its hulls built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig with a rotating mast. The hulls have raked stems, vertical transoms, dual transom-hung, kick-up rudders controlled by a tiller and retractable daggerboards. The boat displaces 350 lb (159 kg) and has a central trampoline, stretched over a frame that mounts the hulls.^[1][3]

The boat has a draft of 2.18 ft (0.66 m) with the daggerboards extended and 6 in (15 cm) with them retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. For transport or storage the hulls can be detached from the trampoline frame.^[1][3]

See also

• List of sailing boat types
• List of multihulls

Similar sailboats

• Phantom 14 - an American lateen-rigged sailboat design, with a similar name
• Phantom 14 (catamaran) - an Italian sailboat design, with a similar name
• Phantom 16 (catamaran) - an Italian sailboat design, with a similar name
• Phantom (dinghy) - a British catboat design, with a similar name

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "DC-14 Phantom sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
2. McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Robert B. Harris". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
3. "DC-4 [sic] Phantom Catamaran Built With Rotating Mast". The New York Times. 16 January 1964. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.