#BLUE LIGHTNING FULL SIZE#

Video of Blue Lightning planing off Walton-on-Naze, Essex, August 1999. Please contact me or Alec Jordan if you want to know more. The pre-cut plywood parts for the multi-chine version of Blue lightning cost approximately £2,500. JORDAN BOATS can provide a complete set of plywood components, cut to exact shape and size, for any of my designs. (Adobe Acrobat Reader required - Download Acrobat Reader). If all this sounds too good to be true, click on a subject button at the top or bottom of this page to get further information, or download a full set of study plans below. I have towed her 300 miles behind a Citroen BX at an average speed of 50 mph. Yes, she really can be towed behind an ordinary family car. Her empty weight is just 700Kg, the sailing displacement (2 crew) is 1000kg, and the full towing weight, including trailer and cruising inventory, is 1150Kg.

Sails by Number One Sails.ġ25kg of lead ballast is moulded into her fully retractable centreboard. For my own boat, I used WEST epoxy resins and materials. She is constructed using Epoxy/wood/glass composite techniques, giving a stiff, light and very low maintenance boat.

She could scare the pants off you, or she could be the performance estuary cruiser of your dreams!īLUE LIGHTNING is designed for coastal and estuary cruising, where her fully retractable centreboard is a great benefit in shallow waters. There is nothing like her in production today (except BLUESTORM!). She is the culmination of over 20 years of thought into what makes the perfect trailer-sailer.

#BLUE LIGHTNING FULL SIZE#

My design portfolio also includes high performance sailing dinghies.īLUE LIGHTNING is capable of speeds in excess of 20 knots (yes, we've been there!), yet has 3 comfortable full size berths with sitting headroom, cooking facilities, an icebox, a toilet, electrics, and bags of stowage space. BLUE LIGHTNING is a sleek and sophisticated 22ft trailer-sailer with exceptional performance and comfortable accommodationīLUE LIGHTNING is one of a series of sports trailer-sailer designs ranging from 5.5 metres to 9 metres LOA.