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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.

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Show news B14 Nationals 2025 at Mumbles overall
Sunday racing was sadly cancelled due to 30+ knots, large waves and a forecast for more
Posted on 1 Sep
B14 Nationals 2025 at Mumbles Day 2
Getting the racing in before the big winds hit
Posted on 30 Aug
B14 Nationals 2025 at Mumbles Day 1
A four race day due to the weekend's forecast
Posted on 29 Aug
B14 Nationals 2025 Runners & Riders
Heading to Mumbles in Wales for a rock and roll championship
Posted on 27 Aug
B14 Inlands at Grafham Water
A case of managing the course and keeping the rig upright
Posted on 2 Jul
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
Links
B14 UK Nationals Attendance
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Mark Barnes & Jack Kilburn finish 3rd in the North Sails Seavolution B14 Nationals 2025 at Mumbles
© Mark Watts
North Sails Seavolution B14 Nationals 2025 at Mumbles
© Mark Watts
North Sails Seavolution B14 Nationals 2025 at Mumbles
© Mumbles Yacht Club
North Sails Seavolution B14 Nationals 2025 at Mumbles
© Mumbles Yacht Club
North Sails Seavolution B14 Nationals 2025 at Mumbles
© Mumbles Yacht Club
Newcomer award in the North Sails Seavolution B14 Nationals 2025 at Mumbles
© Mark Watts
First Lady Kathy Sherratt in the North Sails Seavolution B14 Nationals 2025 at Mumbles
© Mark Watts
PRO and the event organiser Clare Geoghegan in the North Sails Seavolution B14 Nationals 2025 at Mumbles
© Mark Watts
Best Improvers Amy and Dave Roberts in the North Sails Seavolution B14 Nationals 2025 at Mumbles
© Mark Watts
North Sails Seavolution B14 Nationals 2025 at Mumbles
© Mumbles Yacht Club
Josh Wilce & Matt Hollis finish 2nd in the North Sails Seavolution B14 Nationals 2025 at Mumbles
© Mark Watts
Mid Fleet Heros Amir Shamsuddin & Jamie Dawson in the North Sails Seavolution B14 Nationals 2025 at Mumbles
© Mark Watts
Mark Watts & Matt Johnson win the North Sails Seavolution B14 Nationals 2025 at Mumbles
© Mark Watts
North Sails Seavolution B14 Nationals 2025 at Mumbles Day 2
© Annick Wilks
North Sails Seavolution B14 Nationals 2025 at Mumbles Day 2
© Annick Wilks
North Sails Seavolution B14 Nationals 2025 at Mumbles Day 2
© Annick Wilks
North Sails Seavolution B14 Nationals 2025 at Mumbles Day 1
© Annick Wilks
North Sails Seavolution B14 Nationals 2025 at Mumbles Day 1
© Annick Wilks
North Sails Seavolution B14 Nationals 2025 at Mumbles Day 1
© Annick Wilks
63rd Lord Birkett Memorial Trophy
© Tim Olin / www.olinphoto.co.uk
Jack Kilburn and Mark Barnes win the B14 Inlands at Grafham Water
© Jack Kilburn
B14 Inlands at Grafham Water
© Jack Kilburn
B14s during the Skiff Open at Stokes Bay
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B14s during the Skiff Open at Stokes Bay
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B14s during the Skiff Open at Stokes Bay
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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
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Leading 18s with a B14 on the way home - Sydney Harbour Marathon
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