29ER vs Cape Dory 14
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On the numbers
Next to the 29ER, the Cape Dory 14 is the same length and 1% heavier. The 29ER has the higher Capsize screening (3.83, above the guideline), the Cape Dory 14 the lower (2.91, above the guideline).
29ER
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Cape Dory 14
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| General | ||
| Builder | Several under License | Cape Dory Yachts |
| Designer | Julian Bethwaite | Andrew C. Vavolotis |
| Hull type | Centerboard Dinghy | Centerboard Dinghy |
| Rigging | Fractional Sloop | Gunter |
| Construction | FG | FG |
| First built | 1998 | 1964 |
| Last built | – | 1973 |
| Number built | – | 652 |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 4.40 m ▼ | 4.42 m ▲ |
| Waterline length | – | 4.27 m |
| Beam | 1.70 m ▲ | 1.30 m ▼ |
| Draft (max) | 0.70 m ▼ | 0.91 m ▲ |
| Draft (min) | – | 0.15 m |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 90 kg ▼ | 91 kg ▲ |
| Ballast | – | 23 kg |
| Ratios | ||
| D/L | – | 33 ultralight |
| Ballast/Disp | – | 25.0% low |
| Comfort ratio | – | 3.2 lightweight racing |
| Capsize screening | 3.83 ▲ above the guideline | 2.91 ▼ above the guideline |
| Hull speed | – | 5.01 kn |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.