Design
DP14
Designed by Paolo Lodigiani
Four priorities drove the DP14: simple construction, ease of handling single or double, real performance, and a sensible cost. Each shows in the design. Stitch and glue chine construction is within reach of a beginner; the schooner rig on free-standing masts with battened sails is cheap and simple and keeps the centre of effort low, which is what lets one person handle her; the beam is enough for decent stability without a trapeze; and the flat bottom with little rocker, a large stern section and a high prismatic coefficient is a hull meant to plane. Trials bore it out.
A 4.20 m performance dinghy for one or two, schooner rigged on free standing masts with battened sails, which keeps the centre of effort low and the boat manageable single handed. Flat bottomed with little rocker, beamy enough to be sailed without a trapeze.
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