2.4 Meter vs West Wight Potter 14 (Gunter-C Type)
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Next to the 2.4 Meter, the West Wight Potter 14 (Gunter-C Type) is 0.3 m longer and 10% lighter. The 2.4 Meter has the higher D/L (155, light), the West Wight Potter 14 (Gunter-C Type) the lower (149, light). The 2.4 Meter has the higher Comfort ratio (20.3, coastal cruiser), the West Wight Potter 14 (Gunter-C Type) the lower (7.3, lightweight racing). The West Wight Potter 14 (Gunter-C Type) has the higher Capsize screening (2.58, above the guideline), the 2.4 Meter the lower (1.26, meets the common offshore guideline).
2.4 Meter
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West Wight Potter 14 (Gunter-C Type)
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| General | ||
| Builder | Various (amateur or kit built) | Ring Marine |
| Designer | Various | Stanley T. Smith |
| Hull type | Fin w/spade rudder | Centerboard (Trunk) |
| Rigging | Fractional Sloop | Gunter |
| Construction | FG | FG |
| First built | 1986 | 1968 |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 4.11 m ▼ | 4.42 m ▲ |
| Waterline length | 3.66 m ▲ | 3.58 m ▼ |
| Beam | 0.81 m ▼ | 1.60 m ▲ |
| Draft (max) | 0.99 m ▲ | 0.81 m ▼ |
| Draft (min) | – | 0.15 m |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 272 kg ▲ | 245 kg ▼ |
| Ballast | 159 kg ▲ | 34 kg ▼ |
| Ballast type | Lead | – |
| Ratios | ||
| D/L | 155 ▲ light | 149 ▼ light |
| Ballast/Disp | 58.3% ▲ high | 13.9% ▼ low |
| Comfort ratio | 20.3 ▲ coastal cruiser | 7.3 ▼ lightweight racing |
| Capsize screening | 1.26 ▼ meets the common offshore guideline | 2.58 ▲ above the guideline |
| Hull speed | 4.64 kn ▲ | 4.59 kn ▼ |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.