Kite (sailboat)
Introduction The '''Kite''' is an American sailboat that was designed by Carter Pyle as a one design racer and first built in 1965.
Production The design was built by Newport Boats in Newport Beach, California and Mobjack Manufacturing Corp. in Gloucester, Virginia starting in 1965, but it is now out of production.
Design KiteThe Kite is a recreational sailing dinghy, built predominantly of fiberglass. It has a single sail catboat rig, a slightly raked stem, an angled transom, a transom-hung rudder controlled by a tiller and a daggerboard. It displaces .The boat has a draft of  with the centerboard extended and  with it retracted, allowing beaching or ground transportation on a trailer.For sailing the design is equipped with boom vang and a center-boom-mounted mainsheet.The design has a hull speed of .
Operational history The boat was at one time supported by a class club that organized racing events, the ''Kite Class'', but it is now inactive.
See also *List of sailing boat types
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