radford 14m yacht

RADFORD 14m - DESIGN # 47 - ALUMINIUM CRUISING YACHT

• Accommodation
• Stability Curves

The R14m is designed for long distance cruising with an easily driven hull of moderate beam and displacement,long waterline and veed sections which ensures very good sailing performance and directional stablility.

Check out the adventures of SV Falcon GT , built in Toronto Canada. On completion, Falcon GT sailed from New York to Australia via South Africa and is now located in New Zealand.

Kit Assembly

The R14m was the first of the full aluminium kit yachts which followed on from the R1000 Series steel cruising yachts and a number of custom aluminium and steel yachts which were built using the same design and construction techniques. The Aluminium Kit Construction section describes the characteristics of the R14m hull, general design considerations, plus assembly, typical plates and components and materials list.

The first 14m kit was cut by Northwest Plasma Cutting in Seattle, WA, USA. Northwind Marine in Seattle, WA, USA built the hull and deck to lockup stage before shipping to Canada for the interior fitout. On completion, the yacht was delivered to the owner in Juneau, Alaska. Northwest has also cut 2 14m kits for Canadian clients.

On the R14m, complete aluminium structure of the hull and deck was 3D computer modelled, then broken down into individual components and nested onto standard size plates ready for plasma cutting using NC files. The components cut includes all the frames, floors, keel floors, watertight bulkheads, keel plating, rudder and skeg, transom, deck, house and cockpit plating, hatch coamings, internal window frames, bow fitting, backbone and stem, keel base, bulwark - everything except the hull plating. All the notches for hull stringers and longitudinals were cut into the frames and floors for easy assembly.

Use the navigation aids at the top of the page to view photos of the R14m.

The aim of this design was to produce a capable cruising yacht with twin cabins, large galley and a saloon where you can sit down and still see out the windows. An inside steering position is located at the forward end of the starboard saloon settee. Considerable stowage space is available outboard of the settees under the side decks. The chart table is located at the aft end of the pilot house just inside the companionway. Aft of the chart table is a quarter berth - or more stowage lockers if required. The window option shows deck hatches in either side of the pilot house for extra ventilation. There are opening ports in the forward house plus an array of hatches in the house tops. Use the navigation aids at the top of the page to view the accommodation layout of the R14m.

Deck Layout

The pilot house extends over the forward end ofthe 2m long cockpit to give excellent weather protection for the companionway and cockpit seats. It is possible to see over the pilot house when standing at the wheel or seated on the aft coaming -which incorporates a liferaft locker.

For those seeking greater sun protection, it is possible to have a part or fully covered cockpit and still sail. There is plenty of stowage space with coaming and cockpit lockers, gas bottle locker in the side deck and a large lazarette. The lazarette is accessed by two deck hatches and is divided from the accommodation by a watertight bulkhead. Transom step leads to the boarding platform. The deck edge has a bulwark - 100 to 200mm high - instead of an aluminium toerail. Forward, a collision bulkhead separates the anchor locker and self-draining chain locker from the forward cabin. The anchor winch is aft of the collision bulkheads to protect the electrics. The anchor can be left stowed on the bow rollers during shorter trips, or in the anchor locker.

The keel stepped fractional rig has double swept back spreaders, chainplates at the deck edge for extra support, a furling jib and in-boom furling main. There are no overlapping working sails and optional runners for easy handling. Use the navigation aids at the top of the page to view the sail plan of the R14m.

Based on the loading requirements of liquids, stores and extra equipment for a cruising yacht of 40 - 48ft (which can be from 2,600 to 3,000kg) the following information shows the range of loading and changes in waterlines.

The hull structure is designed to the A.B.S. Guide for Offshore Racing Yachts which was regularly used for defining structures which have been approved for passenger charter. The hull frame &floor spacings vary depending on local loadings and the accommodation layout. Intermediate floors and longitudinals are installed inway of the keel, engine and mast step. The materials list for the R14m can be found at Aluminium Kit Construction .

The maximum hull speed of the R14m, at Speed / Length Ratio (S/L) = 1.34, is 8.83 knots. An efficient cruising speed is at S/L = 1.1, or 7.24 knots. The list shows the required shaft horsepower (SHP) for different speeds at 12,872kg (28,380lb) displacement. Note the rapid increase in required SHP (hence fuel consumption) for small gains in speed.

Based on a speed requirement, select an engine which - running at an optimum RPM - will give the required SHP for that speed.

Review of Radford 14

Basic specs., sailing characteristics.

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

What is Capsize Screening Formula (CSF)?

The capsize screening value for Radford 14 is 1.77, indicating that this boat could - if evaluated by this formula alone - be accepted to participate in ocean races.

What is Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed?

The theoretical maximal speed of a displacement boat of this length is 8.8 knots. The term "Theoretical Maximum Hull Speed" is widely used even though a boat can sail faster. The term shall be interpreted as above the theoretical speed a great additional power is necessary for a small gain in speed.

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Radford 14 is about 342 kg/cm, alternatively 1915 lbs/inch. Meaning: if you load 342 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1915 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

What is Motion Comfort Ratio (MCR)?

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

What is Displacement Length Ratio?

SA/D (Sail Area Displacement ratio) Indicates how fast the boat is in light wind: - Cruising Boats have ratios 10-15 - Cruiser-Racers have ratios 16-20 - Racers have ratios above 20 - High-Performance Racers have ratios above 24 Sail-area/displacement ratio (SA/D ratio): 19.10

Maintenance

If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.

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Type : Radford 14m Skipper : Paul McGarvey Class : Lahaina Class Hailing Port : Vancouver, BC Canada LOA : 46 Beam : 12.6 Draft : 6'3" Yacht Club : False Creek Yacht Club Rig : Sloop Sail Number : R14 Status : 1l entered (withdrawal due to crewing, and compliance issues)

Vic-Maui Welcomes False Creek Yacht Club's Paul  McGarvey and his Radford 14m ELAN.

ELAN is a Radford 14m Pilothouse designed by Graham Radford of NZ and built by Reyse Marine (now in Canoe Cove) for Pieter Jongiel, formerly of Heather Civic Marina. She was commissioned in 2018 and sailed to Mexico in 2019. So, what’s a pilothouse doing in the Vic-Maui? With the Lahaina class, she will get a chance to do what she does best – cruise the blue waters of the Pacific. The “Person-in-charge” is Paul McGarvey from Calgary who has been a member of FCYC since 2009. Brian Kyle, a former VM participant (Powell River), Chris Maki (Bowen Island), Cristian Hinz and Drew Kondratowicz (Vancouver) and Tony Griffin (Calgary) make up the motley crue. A life-time experience for all, we aim to have some fun doing what we enjoy most.  

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