difference between 14 and 16 setup?

a friend gave me the phone number of a couple who just bought a 14. i don't know if it's a turbo or not.

long story short, the couple wanted to know if i could help them set it up the first time and refresh their sailing memories (i think the wife sailed some years back).

i've gotten proficient with my 16, so i wanted to know if there's anything that's going to come as a complete shock when i try to set up the 14.

also, will the boat sail with all three of us on it? i'd rather take only one person, but the husband might think that's kind of fishy, and it seems like the wife is the one who's really interested, here, so i don't think it'll be any use to get the husband out alone.

thanks in advance for any help.

If you can rig a 16 you can rig a 14. Same principle only smaller. I don't think you could get 3 adults on one though. Two people is kinda pushing it, the 14 is very weight sensitive. i.e. if a puff comes and you are forward it will want to pitch. If you are toward the back riding out the puff and the wind suddenly dies fast footwork is needed to keep from going over backwards. I've only had two people on my 14 a couple of times, but that was my experience. We weighed about 320 total. In light air it isn't bad, if its blowing it can be a real handfull to keep it from going over backwards, or burying a hull.

They rig almost the exact same so you should have no trouble at all.

The 14 will not take 3 adults, but it will take two if you are careful. I spent my entire first summer learning to sail a 14 with 2 on it. It really makes you notice weight differences and in the end made me a better sailor.

In the rigging just make sure to rake the mast back as far as you can to get the weight away from those bows and watch that leeward bow like a hawk. The 14 is a big fan of nose dives!! and backflips, and turtling, but it is a great boat!

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A 14 should really not carry any more than two. I take my fiance out occassionaly and find it very difficult to tack and i weight around 175 and she weighs about 145. The 14 rig will be looser than a 16.

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thanks for the help, guys.