29ER vs Essex 14
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On the numbers
Next to the 29ER, the Essex 14 is 0.1 m shorter and 1% heavier. The Essex 14 has the higher Capsize screening (4.79, above the guideline), the 29ER the lower (3.83, above the guideline).
29ER
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Essex 14
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| General | ||
| Builder | Several under License | C. E. Ryder |
| Designer | Julian Bethwaite | Britton Chance |
| Hull type | Centerboard Dinghy | Dbrd. Dinghy |
| Rigging | Fractional Sloop | Fractional Sloop |
| Construction | FG | FG |
| First built | 1998 | 1986 |
| Last built | – | 1988 |
| Number built | – | 40 |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 4.40 m ▲ | 4.27 m ▼ |
| Beam | 1.70 m ▼ | 2.13 m ▲ |
| Draft (max) | 0.70 m ▼ | 1.04 m ▲ |
| Draft (min) | – | 0.15 m |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 90 kg ▼ | 91 kg ▲ |
| Ratios | ||
| Capsize screening | 3.83 ▼ above the guideline | 4.79 ▲ above the guideline |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.