Re: Fast Day Sailer?

I actually have all three issues where Wooden Boat built their
Lightning. I'll be reading them before bed tonight. A restoration
sounds cool (I sent an email to someone who is giving one away). A new
woodie would be fun too. I must think about this some more!

Thanks!
Brent

--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "Susan Davis" <futabachan@y...> wrote:
> --- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "XROMAD" <xromad@y...> wrote:
> >
> > I have two (related) questions. The first and primary is: I am
> > looking for a fast and capable day sailer of medium build
> difficulty.
> > Next summer I want to build something roughly equivalent to a Flying
> > Scot.
>
> How 'bout a Lightning? They're *the* family daysailer, with nice,
> fast performance (marginally better than that of a Flying Scot), and
> they are, in fact, the very boat that Sandy Douglass designed the FS
> to be a higher-tech version of. WoodenBoat recently commissioned a
> redesign that uses modern building methods; the plans are available
> from the ILCA athttp://www.lightningclass.org
>
> Or, if you're looking for a shorter project, you could restore a
> used Lightning -- there are lots of them lying around in barns for
> cheap. In fact, I just came back from a Lightning regatta
> specifically for wooden boats this weekend, and the class is making
> an effort to round up such boats to get them into the hands of
> people who can get them back on the water. (The previous owner of
> mine paid me $20 to haul the thing away.)
>
> There's a lot of support from the class for wooden boat owners,
> including regular features in the class newsletter, special events
> for wooden boats, and special trophies aimed at older woodies.
> And if you don't race, it's still the archetype of the spirited
> but roomy and stable family daysailer.
>
> -- Sue --
> (restoring Lightning #2033, among other things)
>
> --
> Susan Davis <futabachan@y...>

--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "XROMAD" <xromad@y...> wrote:

>
> I have two (related) questions. The first and primary is: I am
> looking for a fast and capable day sailer of medium build

difficulty.

> Next summer I want to build something roughly equivalent to a Flying
> Scot.

How 'bout a Lightning? They're *the* family daysailer, with nice,
fast performance (marginally better than that of a Flying Scot), and
they are, in fact, the very boat that Sandy Douglass designed the FS
to be a higher-tech version of. WoodenBoat recently commissioned a
redesign that uses modern building methods; the plans are available
from the ILCA athttp://www.lightningclass.org

Or, if you're looking for a shorter project, you could restore a
used Lightning -- there are lots of them lying around in barns for
cheap. In fact, I just came back from a Lightning regatta
specifically for wooden boats this weekend, and the class is making
an effort to round up such boats to get them into the hands of
people who can get them back on the water. (The previous owner of
mine paid me $20 to haul the thing away.)

There's a lot of support from the class for wooden boat owners,
including regular features in the class newsletter, special events
for wooden boats, and special trophies aimed at older woodies.
And if you don't race, it's still the archetype of the spirited
but roomy and stable family daysailer.

-- Sue --
(restoring Lightning #2033, among other things)

--
Susan Davis <futabachan@...>

It has been a while since I last posted here...

I currently sail a Gypsy that I built last summer:

I have two (related) questions. The first and primary is: I am
looking for a fast and capable day sailer of medium build difficulty.
Next summer I want to build something roughly equivalent to a Flying
Scot. I was looking at a Northwest Marine Design K-19. But, I know
virtually nothing about it.

This leads to my second question. Northwest Marine Desing seems to
have suffered a serious case of "Bit Rot" on their web site. Does
anyone know if they are still in business?

Thanks
Brent