C-Lark 14
Description
The C-Lark was designed by Don Clark (son of Clark Boat Company founder Bob Clark) and first built in 1964 by the Clark Boat Company in Kent, Washington (near Seattle). The company, founded in 1960, specialized in fiberglass sailboats and produced early models like the Lightning and Thistle dinghies. The C-Lark was envisioned as Bob Clark's take on the International 14—a fast, planning racer—but scaled down to 14 feet for easier handling and transport. It draws visual and performance inspiration from the Thistle (a 17-foot open-bow dinghy) but features a closed bow for better wave-piercing and a shallower cockpit. Douglass & McLeod also built some units later in production.
Construction Details
| Designer | Don Clark |
|---|---|
| Length | 14.000 ft |
| LOA | 14.000 ft |
| LWL | 14.000 ft |
| Beam | 5.700 ft |
| Displacement | 295 lb |
| Max Draft | 3.500 ft |
| Min Draft | 0.750 ft |
The standard boat dimensions
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| j | - |
| p | - |
| e | - |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
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Documents
Blueprints
Sails
| Sail Type | MAINSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | 18.5 ft - (5639 mm) |
| Foot | 9 ft - (2743 mm) |
| Leech-AftHdBd | * 20.14 ft - (6139 mm) |
| Tack Ang | * 88.29 ° |
| Diag (clew/head) | 20.33 ft - (6197 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 4 in |
| Area (no Roach) | * 85.98 ft² |
| Sail Type | JIBSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | 12 ft - (3658 mm) |
| Foot | 5 ft - (1524 mm) |
| Leech | 11.5 ft - (3505 mm) |
| Length Perpendicular | 4.76 ft - (1451 mm) |
| Area | * 28.56 ft² |
| Sail Type | SPINNAKER |
|---|---|
| Stays | 14 ft - (4267 mm) |
| MidGirth | 10 ft - (3048 mm) |
| Foot | 12 ft - (3658 mm) |
| Area | * 143 ft² |
Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite.