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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Carter Pyle |
| Location | United States |
| Year | 1965 |
| Builder(s) | Newport Boats Mobjack Manufacturing Corp. |
| Role | One-designracer |
| Name | Kite |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 165 lb (75 kg) |
| Draft | 3.00 ft (0.91 m) with daggerboard down |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 11.58 ft (3.53 m) |
| LWL | 10.92 ft (3.33 m) |
| Beam | 5.00 ft (1.52 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | daggerboard |
| Rudder | transom-mountedrudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | cat rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | catboat |
| Mainsail area | 78.00 sq ft (7.246 m2) |
| Total sail area | 78.00 sq ft (7.246 m2) |
TheKite is an Americansailboat that was designed by Carter Pyle as aone designracer and first built in 1965.[1][2][3]
The design was built byNewport Boats inNewport Beach, California and Mobjack Manufacturing Corp. inGloucester, Virginia starting in 1965, but it is now out of production.[1][3][4][5]
The Kite is a recreationalsailing dinghy, built predominantly offiberglass. It has a single sailcatboat rig, a slightlyraked stem, an angledtransom, a transom-hungrudder controlled by atiller and adaggerboard. 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, allowingbeaching or ground transportation on atrailer.[1][3]
For sailing the design is equipped withboom vang and a center-boom-mountedmainsheet.[1][3]
The design has ahull speed of 4.43 kn (8.20 km/h).[3]
The boat was at one time supported by a class club that organized racing events, theKite Class, but it is now inactive.[6]
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