B14 - In Brief

MadforSailing takes a quick look at the B14, the sit-out skiff

An Australian design popular in the UK, it is now raced as a sit-out boat rather than with the original trapeze configuration. The large sail area and asymmetric spinnaker, coupled with racks makes an exciting boat but despite the large sail area many top crews are women.

There is a good UK open circuit with some European events and the Australian connection is still maintained. Hulls are constructed in Polyester foam sandwich and have recently been manufactured in the UK.

Builder

Ovington Boats
Dave Ovington
Unit B4, First Avenue
Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate
North Shields
Tyne and Wear
NE29 7SU
Tel: 0191 258 0736
Fax: 0191 296 4707