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.
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