Phantom (dinghy)
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The Phantom is a British sailing dinghy that was designed by Paul Wright and Brian Taylor as a one-design racer and first built in 1971.[1]
Production
The design was at one time built by Butler Boats and Vander Craft, both located in the United Kingdom. It is now constructed by Ovington Boats, which is also in the United Kingdom. Ovington-built boats are still sold by Vander Craft.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
The boat can also be amateur-built from plans, using the stitch and glue construction method.[7]
Design
The Phantom is a recreational sailboat, with the hull built predominantly of a fibreglass foam sandwich laminate. The hull has hard chines and a deep V-shaped bow to promote planing. It has a stayed mast, typically made from carbon fibre along with the boom. It has a catboat rig, a raked stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centreboard. It displaces Script error: No such module "convert"..[1][6][7]
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Operational history
A review in Go Sail noted of the design, "with her lightweight hull and large rig on a stayed mast she has a high power to weight ratio, but is stable and responsive. There is no trapeze or spinnaker and she can carry a wide range of helm weights".[7]
See also
- List of sailing boat types
- DC‐14 Phantom - a boat with a similar name
- Phantom 14 - a lateen-rigged boat with the same name
- Phantom 14 (catamaran) - a boat with a similar name
- Phantom 16 (catamaran) - a boat with a similar name
Similar sailboats
References
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External links
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