420 vs Speedball 14
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On the numbers
Next to the 420, the Speedball 14 is 0.1 m longer and 2% heavier. The 420 has the higher D/L (43, ultralight), the Speedball 14 the lower (41, ultralight). The 420 has the higher Comfort ratio (2.7, lightweight racing), the Speedball 14 the lower (2.5, lightweight racing). The Speedball 14 has the higher Capsize screening (3.78, above the guideline), the 420 the lower (3.59, above the guideline).
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Speedball 14
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| General | ||
| Builder | Various (amateur or kit built) | Laguna Yachts |
| Designer | Christian Maury | W. Shad Turner |
| Hull type | Centerboard Dinghy | Centerboard Dinghy |
| Rigging | Fractional Sloop | Fractional Sloop |
| Construction | FG | FG |
| First built | 1959 | 1980 |
| Number built | 56,000 | – |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 4.20 m ▼ | 4.34 m ▲ |
| Waterline length | 4.01 m ▼ | 4.11 m ▲ |
| Beam | 1.65 m ▼ | 1.75 m ▲ |
| Draft (max) | 0.97 m ▲ | 0.91 m ▼ |
| Draft (min) | 0.15 m ▲ | 0.10 m ▼ |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 100 kg ▼ | 102 kg ▲ |
| Ratios | ||
| D/L | 43 ▲ ultralight | 41 ▼ ultralight |
| Comfort ratio | 2.7 ▲ lightweight racing | 2.5 ▼ lightweight racing |
| Capsize screening | 3.59 ▼ above the guideline | 3.78 ▲ above the guideline |
| Hull speed | 4.86 kn ▼ | 4.92 kn ▲ |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.