[1][3][4][5][6][9][13][14][15][16][17][18] The Beneteau 14 is a recreational and racing sailboat, built predominantly of a vacuum-infused vinylester glassfibre and foam sandwich for both the hull and the deck.
[1][3][4][5] For reaching and sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a gennaker of 142.1 sq ft (13.20 m2) flown from a retractable bowsprit.
When you’re ready to take things up a notch, all you need do is shift the centerboard to the forward slot and unroll the furling jib.
Now you have a handy sloop-rigged dinghy with livelier performance, but still with easy sailhandling, thanks to the well-designed track for the self-tacking jib.
Last but not least, when you’re ready for sailing on steroids, you can start playing with the boat’s insanely long bowsprit and enormous asymmetric spinnaker.