Speedball 14

Speedball 14

Development
Designer	W. Shad Turner
Location	United States
Year	1980
Builder(s)	Laguna Yachts
Role	Sailing dinghy
Name	Speedball 14
Boat
Displacement	225 lb (102 kg)
Draft	3.00 ft (0.91 m) with centerboard down
Hull
Type	monohull
Construction	fiberglass
LOA	14.25 ft (4.34 m)
LWL	13.50 ft (4.11 m)
Beam	5.75 ft (1.75 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	centerboard
Rudder(s)	transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig type	Bermuda rig
Sails
Sailplan	fractional rigged sloop
Total sail area	128.00 sq ft (11.892 m^2)

The Speedball 14 is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by W. Shad Turner and first built in 1980.^[1][2][3][4]

Production

The design was built by Laguna Yachts in the United States, starting in 1980, but it is now out of production.^[1][2][5][6]

Design

The Speedball 14 is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a fractional sloop rig, a raked stem, a plumb transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard. It displaces 225 lb (102 kg).^[1][2]

The boat has a draft of 3.00 ft (0.91 m) with the centerboard extended and 4 in (10 cm) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water, beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.^[1][2]

The design has a hull speed of 4.92 kn (9.11 km/h).^[2]

See also

• List of sailing boat types

References

1. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Speedball 14 sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
2. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Speedball 14". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
3. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "W. Shad Turner". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
4. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "W. Shad Turner". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
5. McArthur, Bruce (2022). "Laguna Yachts". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
6. Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Laguna Yachts". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.

External links

• Photo of a Speedball 14