Please select your home edition
Edition
Lloyd Stevenson - AC INEOS 1456x180px TOP
B14

B14

The B14 was designed in 1986 by 18ft skiff champion Julian Bethwaite. The blend of skiff ideas, such as hiking racks, retracting spinnaker pole, asymmetric spinnaker, flexible topmast and a dish-like cockpit make the B14 an attractive boat.

&copy; Tania Samus / <a target="_blank" href="http://www.photoskiff.com">www.photoskiff.com</a> © Tania Samus / www.photoskiff.com
Show news B14s at the Stokes Bay Skiff Open
Fresh and breezy offshore conditions in the sunshine
Posted on 9 Apr B14 class Handicap proposals 2025
The UK council have been thinking about how to address speed differences between new and older boats
Posted on 9 Mar UK B14 season preview
With a fantastic variety of TT events, some at new venues
Posted on 21 Feb The engine room
Without them we are lost. This is about the things aloft both ahead and behind the stick.
Posted on 9 Feb Sydney Harbour Marathon
Part of the Australian 18 Footers League's 90th Anniversary celebrations
Posted on 1 Feb B14 - the inclusive skiff
Age, weight and gender do not matter
Posted on 21 Jan B14 Worlds at Sydney, Australia overall
A memorable regatta at Woollahra Sailing Club
Posted on 11 Jan B14 Worlds at Sydney, Australia Day 4
Chubby bunnies, a difficult sea state, and biblical rain
Posted on 9 Jan B14 Worlds at Sydney, Australia Day 3
A range of shoreside strategies on a day of relatively low temperatures and driving rain
Posted on 8 Jan B14 Worlds at Sydney, Australia Day 2
The weather wasn't exactly welcoming on Sydney Harbour today
Posted on 7 Jan B14 Worlds at Sydney, Australia Day 1
Thirty boats lined up on a glistening harbour
Posted on 6 Jan Flying start to 2025
An embarrassment of riches for sailing fans
Posted on 6 Jan B14 Pre Worlds 2025 at Woollahra SC, Sydney
Aussie National Titles give Brits and Irish a taste of the Sydney Harbour washing machine!
Posted on 5 Jan UK and Irish Runners & Riders for the B14 Worlds
A strong contingent of sailors is arriving in Sydney, Australia
Posted on 30 Dec 2024 B14 Europeans and Nationals at Torquay
Four days of 'windy' for the fleet in the English Riviera
Posted on 20 Jun 2024 B14 Europeans and UK Nationals form guide
Jam or cream first?
Posted on 10 Jun 2024 B14s at the Weymouth skiff open
Strategies to keep clear air were as important as wind shifts and bends
Posted on 14 May 2024 B14 Open at Stokes Bay
Racing alongside the other skiff classes in a shifty and gusty breeze
Posted on 24 Apr 2024 B14s at the RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show
Although small in number the class is in a very positive place
Posted on 18 Mar 2024 B14 stand at the RYA Dinghy Show
Why are they bringing an older boat to display?
Posted on 15 Feb 2024 Battle of the B14s at the Starcross Steamer
A tense tale of sandbanks and a whippet possessed
Posted on 6 Feb 2024 B14s in 2023 - It's a wrap!
A cracker of a season with seven events, including Europeans & Worlds at Lake Garda
Posted on 13 Dec 2023 Allspars Final Fling
67 boats take to Plymouth Sound for the 6th edition of this event
Posted on 18 Oct 2023 B14s at the Allspars Final Fling
Great courses in challenging conditions in Plymouth Sound
Posted on 18 Oct 2023 Skiff Fest 24 on Port Philip Bay Preview
Three high performance dinghy fleets will join forces in an Australian first at Safety Beach
Posted on 16 Oct 2023 Whitstable Harbour Gin B14 TT at Whitstable
A great fun weekend shared with the Dart 18s
Posted on 4 Oct 2023 B14 Worlds 2023 at Lake Garda overall
Lightning strikes twice as Wattsy and MJ win
Posted on 22 Jul 2023 B14 Worlds 2023 at Lake Garda Day 4
All set for a final day showdown
Posted on 20 Jul 2023 B14 Worlds 2023 at Lake Garda Day 3
A two race day in a northerly Peler wind
Posted on 20 Jul 2023 B14 Worlds 2023 at Lake Garda Day 2
It started looking like a classic "Ora", but the reality wasn't quite like that
Posted on 18 Jul 2023
Links

Photos

Show photos from

B14s during the Skiff Open at Stokes Bay
© Tim Olin / www.olinphoto.co.uk B14s during the Skiff Open at Stokes Bay
© Tim Olin / www.olinphoto.co.uk B14s during the Skiff Open at Stokes Bay
© Tim Olin / www.olinphoto.co.uk B14s during the Skiff Open at Stokes Bay
© Tim Olin / www.olinphoto.co.uk Runner-up in the Concours d'Elegance at the RYA Dinghy and Watersports Show
© Mark Jardine / YachtsandYachting.com B14 class at the RYA Dinghy & Watersports Show
© Tony Blackmore Harbour Marathon - League's 90th birthday
© SailMedia Leading 18s with a B14 on the way home - Sydney Harbour Marathon
© SailMedia Start of group 2 - Sydney Harbour Marathon
© SailMedia Chris Bateman and Lucy Loughton on Day 5 of the B14 Worlds 2025 on Sydney Harbour
© Andrew Lee / @aclee.photo B14 Worlds on Sydney Harbour Day 4
© Stephen Barton Legends at the B14 Worlds 2025
© Sophie Hunt B14 Worlds 2025 on Sydney Harbour Day 2
© Andrew Lee / @aclee.photo B14 Worlds 2025 on Sydney Harbour Day 2
© Andrew Lee / @aclee.photo B14 Worlds 2025 on Sydney Harbour Day 2
© Andrew Lee / @aclee.photo B14 Worlds 2025 on Sydney Harbour Day 2
© Andrew Lee / @aclee.photo B14 Worlds 2025 on Sydney Harbour Day 2
© Andrew Lee / @aclee.photo Launch time during the B14 Worlds 2025 on Sydney Harbour
© Andrew Lee / @aclee.photo Dinghy park during the B14 Worlds 2025 on Sydney Harbour
© Andrew Lee / @aclee.photo B14 Worlds 2025 on Sydney Harbour Day 1
© Andrew Lee / @aclee.photo B14 Worlds 2025 on Sydney Harbour Day 1
© Andrew Lee / @aclee.photo B14 Worlds 2025 on Sydney Harbour Day 1
© Andrew Lee / @aclee.photo B14 Worlds 2025 on Sydney Harbour Day 1
© Andrew Lee / @aclee.photo B14 Worlds 2025 on Sydney Harbour Day 1
© Andrew Lee / @aclee.photo B14 Worlds 2025 on Sydney Harbour Day 1
© Andrew Lee / @aclee.photo B14 Worlds 2025 on Sydney Harbour Day 1
© Andrew Lee / @aclee.photo B14 Worlds 2025 on Sydney Harbour Day 1
© Andrew Lee / @aclee.photo B14 Worlds 2025 on Sydney Harbour Day 1
© Andrew Lee / @aclee.photo B14 Worlds 2025 on Sydney Harbour Day 1
© Andrew Lee / @aclee.photo B14 Pre Worlds 2025 at Woollahra Sailing Club, Sydney
© Griff Brindley Photography
C-Tech 2020 Battens 2 728x90 BOTTOMVaikobi 2024 DecemberNorth Sails Loft 57 Podcast
This site and its contents are Copyright © 2025 Sail-World Sail-World USA and/or the original author, photographer etc. All Rights Reserved. Photographs are copyright by law. If you wish to use or buy a photograph contact the photographer directly.
If you have any questions about advertising or editorial then please contact our team. If you encounter any technical issues then please email techsupport@sail-world.com
Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy