BoatsHolder 14 MKII

Holder 14 MKII

Fractional Sloop · Dbrd. Dinghy · 1984–1990

A taller-rigged evolution of the standard Holder 14, offering increased sail area for spirited dinghy performance

Designed by Ron Holder, built by Hobie Cat.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Dbrd. Dinghy

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Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

TrailerableBeam 1.88 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 120 kg of hull, so roughly 700 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 120 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draft shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draftDraws 0.15 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 3 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 3
CoastalBluewater

At 3.84 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 3.84
LightHeavy

61 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 61
EasygoingPowered-up

35.5 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 35.5

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Draws more than ~82% of boats her size on file
  • Beamier than ~84% of boats her size on file

Compared with 373 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
35.5
Displacement / length
60.6
Comfort ratio
2.8
Capsize screening
3.84
Hull speed
4.7 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
276
Hull
Hull type
Dbrd. Dinghy
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
1984–1990
Designer
Ron Holder
Builder
Hobie Cat

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The family

Related models

The designs closest to hers — usually the rest of the builder's range, sometimes the same hull sold under another name.

Holder 14A versatile 4.17-meter centerboard dinghy sold under four different brand names during its brief mid-80s production runHobie ONE-14A lightweight 4.17-meter centerboard dinghy with a high 40.52 sail area-to-displacement ratio for responsive sailingHolder Marine 17A lightweight fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio, originally launched as the Vagabond 17Holder Marine 17 DSA lightweight fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio, designed for spirited daysailingHolder 12A lightweight, unstayed cat-rigged dinghy designed by Ron Holder for simple, responsive performanceHolder HawkA minimalist 2.74-metre dinghy weighing just 34 kilograms, built for simple, unstayed cat-rigged sailing

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