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Lymington 'L' class |
Price Guide |
£7,000 to £12,000
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Builder |
Elkins of Christchurch and others |
LOA |
23' 6" |
Sail area |
280 sq ft main and 3/4 genoa
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Brief details |
LWL |
19' 5" |
Rig |
sloop |
A classic daysailer/weekender
from the board of Laurent Giles, and a forerunner of the Vertue
class, the Lymington 'L' class started with two boats built to the
design by Laurent Giles as 'day cruisers'. The boat illustrated
here is one of the first two, being built in 1933 for Col. Bland-Strang
(for £205). |
Beam |
6' 9" |
Cabins |
1 |
Draught |
4' 0" |
Berths |
2 |
Displacement |
6,048 lbs |
Engine |
varies |
Ballast |
believed approx 2,500 lbs |
BHP |
6- 8 |
Keel type |
Long keel |
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In her first year this yacht was raced with the handicap fleet
at Lymington, and, according to 'Yachting Monthly' of the
time, "....handled admirably, was conspicuously dry
and well-mannered" and ".... in light winds
repeatedly outsailed her rivals, leading the class by as much
as 2 mins a mile"
The design was soon adopted by the area as a local one-design
racing class, and it is believed 38 were built in total, all
except one of which are apparently still sailing.
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