The Javelin, also called the Javelin 14 and O'Day Javelin is an American sailing dinghy that was designed by Uffa Fox as a one-design racer and first built in 1960.
Production
The design was built by O'Day Corp. in the United States. The company produced 5100 examples of the design, but it is now out of production.
Design
The Javelin is a recreational sailboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim. It has a fractional sloop rig with anodized aluminum spars, a nearly plumb stem, a vertical transom, a transom-hung, kick-up rudder controlled by a tiller and a retractable centerboard. The hull alone displaces and carries of galvanized steel ballast. A fixed keel model was produced in small numbers and carries of iron ballast.
The boat has a draft of with the centerboard extended and with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer. The fixed keel model has a draft of .