Kite (sailboat)

Kite
Development
DesignerCarter Pyle
LocationUnited States
Year1965
Builder(s)Newport Boats
Mobjack Manufacturing Corp.
RoleOne-design racer
NameKite
Boat
Displacement165 lb (75 kg)
Draft3.00 ft (0.91 m) with daggerboard down
Hull
Typemonohull
Constructionfiberglass
LOA11.58 ft (3.53 m)
LWL10.92 ft (3.33 m)
Beam5.00 ft (1.52 m)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typedaggerboard
Rudder(s)transom-mounted rudder
Rig
Rig typecat rig
Sails
Sailplancatboat
Mainsail area78.00 sq ft (7.246 m2)
Total sail area78.00 sq ft (7.246 m2)
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The Kite is an American sailboat that was designed by Carter Pyle as a one design racer and first built in 1965.[1][2][3]

Production

The design was built by Newport Boats in Newport Beach, California and Mobjack Manufacturing Corp. in Gloucester, Virginia starting in 1965, but it is now out of production.[1][3][4][5]

Design

Kite

The Kite is a recreational sailing dinghy, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a single sail catboat rig, a slightly raked stem, an angled transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a daggerboard. It displaces 165 lb (75 kg).[1][3]

The boat has a draft of 3.00 ft (0.91 m) with the centerboard extended and 5 in (13 cm) with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.[1][3]

For sailing the design is equipped with boom vang and a center-boom-mounted mainsheet.[1][3]

The design has a hull speed of 4.43 kn (8.20 km/h).[3]

Operational history

The boat was at one time supported by a class club that organized racing events, the Kite Class, but it is now inactive.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Kite sailboat". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  2. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Carter Pyle". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Sea Time Tech, LLC (2022). "Kite". sailboat.guide. Archived from the original on 17 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  4. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2021). "Lockley Newport Boats (USA) 1964 - 1988". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  5. ^ McArthur, Bruce (2020). "Mobjack Manufacturing Corp". sailboatdata.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Kite Plans". Boating magazine. July–December 1966. Retrieved 19 April 2021.