Skylark 14
Description
The Skylark14 ft Lapstrake Sailing Dinghy (Design #107), designed by Paul Gartside in the 1980s, is a classic "big little boat" that serves as an ideal family daysailer, blending traditional British charm with lively performance for coastal or sheltered-water outings, comfortably carrying up to four people with exceptional stability under sail or oar. Its elegant lapstrake hull on bent frames ensures a dry, responsive ride that tacks sharply without hesitation and achieves good speed even in light airs, making it forgiving for novices yet engaging for experienced sailors; offered with a standing lug rig for simplicity or a gunter jib-and-main sloop for versatility, it's a rewarding high-skill build project emphasizing glued clinker construction with epoxy sealing, as demonstrated in student-built examples at WoodenBoat School. Plans from gartsideboats.com include three detailed sheets with lofting for a ~600-hour build, priced at $195 USD, and have inspired numerous custom versions worldwide.
Construction Details
| Designer | Paul Gartside |
|---|---|
| Builder | Home Built |
| Length | 14.000 ft |
| LOA | 14.000 ft |
| Beam | 5.580 ft |
| Displacement | 550 lb |
| Year Built | 1998 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 10 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 3.75 ft |
| p | 16.50 ft |
| e | 8.50 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 ft | 3.75 ft | 16.50 ft | 8.50 ft | - | - | - | - |
Blueprints
Sails
Skylark 14 - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 16.5 ft - (5029 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 8.5 ft - (2591 mm) |
| Leech | * 16.65 ft - (5075 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 77.39 ° |
| Diagonal | 16.83 ft - (5130 mm) |
| Head (inches) | 3.5 in - (89 mm) |
| Area | * 70.354 ft² |
| Comments | Main sloop rig |
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Skylark 14 - JIBSAIL
| Luff | 9.67 ft - (2947 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 6 ft - (1829 mm) |
| Leech | 8.67 ft - (2643 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 141.33 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 5.3 ft - (1615 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 7.36 ° |
| Area | * 25.63 ft² |
| Comments | Jib sloop rig. |
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Skylark 14 - 4-SIDED SAIL
| Luff | 6.17 ft - (1881 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | 10.17 ft - (3100 mm) |
| Leech | 16 ft - (4877 mm) |
| Head | 11.42 ft - (3481 mm) |
| Diagonal | 10.42 ft - (3176 mm) |
| Tack Angle | 74.8 ° |
| Area | 89.62 ft² |
| Comments | Lug Sail Cat Rig |
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