Lightning Class Sailboat and Trailer

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Description

Owned, raced and sailed on Lake Mohawk since 2016. Includes 2 sets of sails and trailer. As anyone who is looking for a Lightning knows, this is a real racing machine!

Details

Price
$4,500
Built
1970
Location
Sparta, NJ

Contact

Name
Joseph Fleming
Email
joseph.fleming.iii@gmail.com
Phone
201-543-9923

Sailboat Specifications

Hull Type:
Centerboard Dinghy
Rigging Type:
Fractional Sloop
LOA:
19.00 ft / 5.79 m
LWL:
15.25 ft / 4.65 m
Beam:
6.50 ft / 1.98 m
S.A. (reported):
172.00 ft2 / 15.98 m2
Draft (max):
4.95 ft / 1.51 m
Draft (min):
0.42 ft / 0.13 m
Displacement:
700 lb / 318 kg
Ballast:
130 lb / 59 kg
S.A./Disp.:
34.96
Bal./Disp.:
18.57
Disp./Len.:
88.11
Construction:
Wood or FG
First Built:
1938
# Built:
15550
Builder:
Various
Designer:
Sparkman & Stephens

Sailboat Calculations

S.A./Disp.:
34.96
Bal./Disp.:
18.57
Disp./Len.:
88.11
Comfort Ratio:
5.46
Capsize Screening Formula:
2.93
S#:
7.61

Rig and Sail Particulars

I:
20.00 ft / 6.10 m
J:
6.91 ft / 2.11 m
P:
24.00 ft / 7.32 m
E:
10.00 ft / 3.05 m
S.A. Fore:
69.10 ft2 / 6.42 m2
S.A. Main:
120.00 ft2 / 11.15 m2
S.A. Total (100% Fore + Main Triangles)
189.10 ft2 / 17.57 m2
S.A./Disp. (calc.):
38.44
Est. Forestay Len.:
21.16 ft / 6.45 m


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