Rascal 14 Sailboats for Sale

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull Type

Monohull · centerboard

Rig

Fractional Sloop

LOA

14.42' · 4.4 m

Disp.

400 lbs · 181 kg

First year

1961

Introduced in 1961 by pioneering naval architect Ray Greene, the Rascal 14 is a classic American centerboard dinghy that arrived at the height of the postwar fiberglass boatbuilding boom. Ray Greene & Company, operating out of Toledo, Ohio, was already renowned for bringing composite technology to the masses with the Rebel 16 and the New Horizons 26. With the Rascal 14, Greene sought to capture the family daysailer market by offering a light, lowmaintenance, and spirited alternative to the heavier wooden dinghies of the era. The boat was engineered with a wide open cockpit capable of seating up to four adults, making it an immediate success for lakeside cottages, community sailing programs, and recreational fleet racing. Over its production run, approximately 3,000 hulls were completed, with production eventually continuing under licensees like Spindrift into the late 1970s and 1980s.