1 1 4 One-Design Class Sailboaf Handbook 



Price Range: New, $775 to $1,100; used, $250 to $750; kits, $375 to $550 

 Principal Builders: Available from the Class Associaton 

 Racing Activity: Over 1,000 boats registered. Along West Coast from 

 Vancouver, B. C„ to Southern California; fleet in Houston, Texas area. 

 Large international regatta held each year for the Ted Geary Memorial 

 Trophy. Individual boats throughout the world. This class was formerly 

 known as 'Tlattie," but was renamed the "Geary" in the honor of its 

 designer, Ted Geary. 



G. P. Fourteen 



Association Name: G. P. Fourteen Class Association 

 Annual Dues: $2.50 . 



Insignia on Sail: A bell ^ 



Type and Dimensions: Centerboard sloop 

 Overall length— 14 feet Draft— 7 inches* 



Waterline— 13 feet, 6 inches —3 feet** 



Beam— 5 feet Sail area— 102 square feet 



Construction Material Allowed: Plywood 



Price Range: New, $675 to $1,000; used, $500 and up; kits, $300 and up 

 Principal Builders: All the principal builders are located in Great Britain. 

 The G. P. Fourteen is available in North America from: 

 J.N.T. Marine Company, 17 Gray Terrace, Bedford, Mass. 

 John Wright, Jr., 328 W. Queen Lane, Philadelphia 44, Pa. 

 Racing Activity: In North America: The North American, Canadian, 

 United States and area championship series are held annually. Active 

 fleet racing and interclub series mainly confined at present to Ontario, 

 Quebec, New England, New Jersey and Pennsylvania areas. In addition 

 to those in the United States, Canada and Great Britain, there are active 

 fleets in Aden, Singapore, Tanganyika, Kenya, Australia, Malaya, Borneo, 

 Rhodesia, Uganda, Libya, Nyasaland, Nigeria, Ghana, India and Paki- 

 stan. Over 7,000 boats of this class have been built and about 4,600 are 

 members of the association. 



Other Data: The name of this class is the Yachting World General Pur- 

 pose Fourteen-feet Sailing Dinghy Class. The boat was especially designed 

 for amateur construction and is available in kit form. The plans are 



