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1970 Lightning 19

Deltaville, Virginia

Make Lightning

Category Daysailer Sailboats

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1970 Lightning 19 Lightning class racing sailboat on a trailer and ready to travel to her new home.

1974 Lightning Sloop

Stuart, Florida

Model Sloop

Category Sloop Sailboats

1974 Lightning Sloop Has no engine.  Does come with a single axle trailer that is roadworthy.  Hull and deck are both in good condition. Keel type is center board.  The sails are in good condition and are stored away in a bag.

Lightning Sailboat - fiberglass/wood - 2nd generation

Rochester, New York

Model Sailboat

Length 19.0

1969 19' Lightning Sailboat - fiberglass/wood - 2nd generation. Mast, sails, riggings, etc. included. Trailer and 20' hoist included. Original paperwork (Official measurement certificate). $2000 negotiable. (585) 727-4736 ask for Jim.

1970 Lippincott Boat Works Lightning

Vicksburg, Mississippi

Make Lippincott Boat Works

Model Lightning

Category Sailboats

1970 Lippincott Boat Works Lightning,Lippincott Lightning Sailboat Hull #11580Trailer is titled (new tires last year), and the boat has current MS registration. Bryant aluminum mast/boom, stainless centerboard.Two sets of sails (main, jib & spinnaker) North & Shore. Spinnaker poles and hiking straps. Nissan 2.5 hp outboard (for becalmed conditions). Boat is always covered, and comes with full, mast and cockpit covers.Im currently sailing the boat locally; looking for a smaller solo sailboat. $1000, 6016381943

2010 Island Packet Estero

Make Island Packet

Model Estero

2010 Island Packet Estero Just Reduced!! Winner of SAIL Magazine's 2010 Best Boats! This 2010 Island Packet Estero is a stunning boat! The Estero, named for an island off Florida, follows Island Packet tradition while exploring new ways to mix the elements. With all of the accommodations and amenities that are recognizable with Island Packet wrapped up in a 36 foot boat, there is no doubt this is an extraordinary and beautiful yacht. Below you will find amazing comfort and beauty with the gorgeous Mahogany Interior! The Wraparound Seating forward provides plenty of seating for entertaining and dining and surrounds a swivel table that makes maneuvering around much easier. You also have a flat screen tv with mast-mounted antenna for entertainment below. The cabin is bright and airy and all ports feature Peek-a-boo shades to provide cool shade when needed. Also, 5 overhead hatches are fitted with OceanAir Screens and Shades. There are 6 fans throughout the boat. You have a private owner's stateroom to port with an impressive, plush, memory foam mattress with custom covers, ample storage, and private access to head compartment that features a separate shower stall and freshwater head. The Galley features Acrylic Counter tops with 2 refrigeration compartment, two-burner Force 10 LPG Stove with oven and broiler, Microwave Oven, hot and cold pressure water, deep stainless steel sinks, and dish rack. "Papagayo" also features an upgraded electrical system, including:100 Amp Balmar alternatorCharles 40 Amp Battery Charger3 agm house bank batteries1 staring battery3 12v outlets Other added options on "Papagayo" include:ICOM 504 VHF with cockpit remoteRaymarine Autopilot ST6000DIGITAL Antenna for Cell Phone w/ wireless repeater/amplifierLightning MasterOGM LED Tri Anchor Light and PhotodiodeFolding WheelRub Rail option with SS strikerGreen Dodger, bimini, and connectorMuir Anchor WIndlassVetus BowthrusterFolding Glebe Creek companionway doors. The Island Packet Estero is packed with comfort, quality, and beauty! She is a well-maintained vessel, and she is looking for a new owner. Call Norton Yachts and let us help you step aboard this gorgeous yacht!

1967 Nautor Swan Sloop

Warwick, Rhode Island

Make Nautor Swan

1967 Nautor Swan Sloop “CURRENT PRICE” IS A GUIDE.  ALL OFFERS RESPECTFULLY CONSIDERED. General Description Swan 36 is a GRP constructed, fin keeled, one tonner masthead sloop and it is the first Swan sailing yacht ever produced. Production continued until 1971 with a total of 90 Swan 36 boats being built. The yacht was designed by Sparkman & Stephens who were the number one designers in the world at the time and also the designers of the first 775 Swan yachts built by Nautor. Its racing success is very much based on the designer's well timed decision to use a separate fin keel and rudder as opposed to the traditional full keel arrangement. This reduced the wetted surface area of the hull and thus also the frictional drag, which made the yacht faster and with the rudder placed further aft also more agile. Despite separate fin keel and a rudder had been used before in some of the Sparkman & Stephens' lighter sailboat designs such as the Lightning, this was the first time this arrangement was successfully used in production keelboats. For a short period of time this application made Swan 36 one of the fastest commercially available sailing yachts of its size and with a skilled crew she became the one to beat in the international sailing regattas. These yachts gained international recognition in 1968 when a Swan scored a result that no one had done before and won all seven starts of the year's Cowes Week regatta. Actual ConditionMisiu hull #59 is currently located in Venezuela where she has been overhauled between 2012-2015. New anti-slip cover, new chain plates. All wood interior is new. Motor installation new, wires, shaft, exhaust shaft. The mast has been painted. All rigging is new (2014). New lines, boat polyurethane paint, cushions, and main sail cover. Electric system is all new, as are the LED lights, wires, and pumps. All onboard is new! Ready to set sail! New exhaust system and muffler, new shaft, new racor, and new Teleflex wires. Plumbing and Tankage General: All new plumbing hoses. Accommodation: The Swan 36 has a very simple interior plan. Two quarter berths aft, the navigation station to port with a seat, the galley running alongside the starboard saloon with the dining table in the centre, the heads amidships forward, and the owner's private cabin forward, all beautifully varnished. In total there are 2 single berths, 2 double berths. EquipmentNavigation/Communications Equipment:Raymarine Ploter GPSVHF Galley: Single burner Coleman Deck Equipment: All new rigging (2014) Sails: 2 Main sails 1 Genova Anchoring & Mooring Equipment:Plough an

1982 CAPE DORY 28

Bristol, Rhode Island

1982 Cape Dory 28 This 1982 28' highly sought after Cape Dory sloop is located in NJ. The Cape Dory 28 offers her owner more practical cruising features combined in one design than other yachts of her size ... features such as a self-tending club footed jib for effortless windward sailing ... a bowsprit that incorporates an anchor roller ... and a large 2 cyl. 13 hp Volvo Diesel that adds safety and dependability. These features, when combined with the famous Alberg full keel and moderate, well-distributed sail plan result in a yacht that is easily handled by a minimum of crew. Her hefty displacement of 9,000 pounds, and her long keel with attached rudder allow the Cape Dory 28 to hold her course in a seaway. These features mean comfortable motion, stiffness, and security to all aboard. Other standard equipment such as bronze opening ports, lightning ground system, bronze seacocks on all thru-hull fittings and solid bronze hardware, reflect the determination of Cape Dory to supply a cruising boat of the highest standards.She has 2 sets of sails, one that is 2 years old, the other set are the original sails. Many improvements made in the past few years: 2010 – Replaced both the mainsail and jib. Sails were custom made by John Eggers, Inc. of South Amboy. The receipt for these is in the boat records.2010 – Installed a dual bilge-pump system. The Water Witch switches were replaced in 2013 for Tefgel Ultra Pump Switches. This summer the primary pump has stopped working, this will be replaced.2010 – During the current owners first haul-out they removed most of the bottom paint, primed with Primacon and gave a generous coat of Interlux Micron 66.2011 – Replaced two batteries for Seavolt 650 and replaced the battery charger for a ProMariner, proSport series heavy duty unit.2011 – Serviced all Spartan seacocks. The seacock maintenance kit, purchased in 2011 is coming with the boat.2012 – Prepared and applied a coat of Micron 66 bottom paint.2012 – Treated the bow chain-plate in the rope locker with POR-15 rust inhibitor.2012 – Installed a Speedseal quick-change impeller system. The quick-change kit comes with the boat.2012 – Replaced the bob-stay after noticing cracks on the swag fitting. This was made by John Eggers, Inc.2013 – Replaced main and Jib halyards.2013 – Rebuilt battery box out of King Starboard.2013 – Full service of the head with replacement of the ball valve.2013 – Re-stuffed stuffing box.2013 – During the winter the wind-vane of the point of sail gauge blew off. They have bought a new vane but have not installed it yet. The new wind-vane will come with the boat.

2012 Precision 185

St. Paul, Minnesota

Make Precision

Length 18'5''

Designer Comments: The first offerings from PRECISION BOATWORKS nearly 20 years ago were open daysailors with a focus on good all around performance, and they have come full circle with their new PRECISION 185. In the interim, all but one of our eight previous PRECISION designs have featured enclosed interiors as part of their appeal. Only the PRECISION 15 (and PRECISION 15K) have been open boats, offering the joy of small boat sailing in its purest, simplest form. The P-15 design focused on stability, safety, lively performance and reliable handling, and she has been a huge success. The new PRECISION 185 expands on the broad appeal of her smaller sister by adding an extra dose of acceleration and speed to her performance profile. The *big daysailor* type is still probably best defined by the Lightning, Rhodes 19 and Flying Scott, all old favorites introduced nearly forty years ago. There has not been a great deal of innovation and development in this market for some time, and various new offerings have come and gone without making much of an impact. The PRECISION 185 will make her mark by using true state-of-the-art design and construction technology to combine vastly improved ergonomics and higher performance with low weight, low maintenance, and low cost. Comfortable seating, computer-shaped hull and fins, and precise tooling will all contribute to the appeal of this *new century* competitor. Like her smaller sister, the PRECISION 185 features a large, self-draining cockpit, a secure spot for a portable ice chest, practical under-deck storage, straightforward rigging, and high quality hardware. Her swim platform at the transom is an unusual feature usually reserved for large offshore cruisers. In addition to contributing to the fun by getting swimmers back aboard more easily and allowing youngsters to trail their toes in water, this *back porch* can contribute to safety by facilitating boarding from a dinghy, and recovering from an accidental *man overboard* incident more easily and quickly. The performance parameters of the PRECISION 185 are not intended to put her in the realm of a *crash and burn* Australian 18 skiff, but they will give her the kind of acceleration and speed that will turn heads and quicken the pulse when desired. She will offer speed, stability and control over a wide range of conditions that will be the envy of both her classic and contemporary competitors. She will sail beautifully under main alone when shorthanded or in heavy weather. Her broad deck beam and high-volume side decks will help keep her crew dry, and maximize her resistance to capsize. She shares the careful balance and dynamic stability that have earned the PRECISION 15, 165, 18, 21, 23 and 28 their well-earned reputations as lively, reliable performers in all conditions. PRECISION BOAT WORKS continues to focus entirely on small boats, and their long experience and expertise in this market is second to none. They have built all of our PRECISION designs with meticulous care, and their commitment to high- quality construction is unwavering. We share their pride in everything they build, and we are confident that the new PRECISION 185 will quickly earn her place as a worthy addition to their well-respected line. Please Contact If you have Questions, Delivery is an option, Call Kevin at Hi-Tempo 651-429-3333 or Email.

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Blue Jays, and Lightnings, and Lasers, Oh My

There must be a couple of hundred small sailboats available new or used that would serve just fine on any Maine lake. In this issue, we narrow the choices down to just three: the Blue Jay, the Lightning, and the Laser. 

Lightnings and Blue Jays—like Stars and Comets, Indians and Town Class, Thistles and International 14s—could be considered size variations on a theme. Both are Sparkman & Stephens designs, and Blue Jays are often referred to as “baby Lightnings.” Back in the heyday of one-design sailing, this mama and baby sailboat theme was common.

Blue Jays have an emotional connection for me. My twin brother and I built our first boat, a Blue Jay, at the age of 14 in our family’s garage. Back in the day, before one-designs were all popped out of a mold, each with a white hull and a colored deck, a youngster’s first boat was a unique and treasured thing, more so of course if he and his brother built it themselves.

Blue Jays were inspired by Drake Sparkman and designed by his firm, Sparkman & Stephens. The former chair of his yacht club’s junior sailing program, Sparkman intended the boats to be used to teach sailing. Accordingly, Blue Jays feature a complete sloop rig with a mainsail, jib, and spinnaker. This setup provided the essential lines for two children to learn how to trim and coordinate sails. The boats, which have roomy open cockpits and no seats, can easily hold three kids or two adults. 

The original design (1947) called for the boats to be easily built with readily available quarter-inch-thick plywood (the plans are still available from the International Blue Jay Class Association). A fiberglass version became available in the 1960s.

At 13'6" long with a draft of just 6 inches—or 4 feet with the centerboard down—the Blue Jay makes a great lake boat. Small and light, these boats can be trailered behind any old car, kept on a mooring, pulled up on the beach or just tied up at the dock. The small sail plan is manageable by kids of average size and limited strength, but in a strong wind this flattish-bottomed box still can get up and plane. It can capsize, too—although that takes a fair amount of effort. When you are just 14 or so, if the water is midsummer warm, capsizing just adds to the fun.

Now that I’m fully grown, it is easy for me to rig a Blue Jay on Lake Megunticook and sail it alone. Given my history with these boats, an afternoon sail in a Blue Jay is a special pleasure. The beauty of this design is that anybody can delight in the Blue Jay’s lively maneuverability, the enjoyment of hiking hard and making the boat point and go to windward. When I pull the centerboard halfway up, hike out hard, and hear those staccato little pulsations reverberating up from the cutwater, I’m buff, I’m young, and I’m ineffably happy.

While the Blue Jay’s centerboard is made of common plywood or laminated wood, the centerboard of its mama Lightning is galvanized or stainless-steel plate, only 3/8 of an inch thick. This metal board helps make the boat a little more stable. It also happens to be a good choice for rocky Maine lakes because it can bash into a rock without expensive damage. The thin centerboard has minimal resistance at high speed, allowing a Lightning to plane in good winds almost any time the spinnaker is up. 

Modern fiberglass Lightnings are low maintenance. They are usually fitted with side ballast chambers or buoyancy bags so they can, with lots of grunting and groaning, be re-righted after capsizing by a crew of three. It helps to have some clothing or rags to stuff into the top of the centerboard trunk, and a nearby powerboat can be helpful. The fact is that I have sailed my buddy’s Lightning all around Panther Pond, just him and me, in all kinds of wind, and never had any trouble. 

There are many high-tech expensive dinghies that can sail circles around a Lightning, but for me, when I sail a Lightning on a lake and heel her over displaying the flashy varnished seats and ribs and floorboards to lakeshore dwellers, I feel like John Beresford Tipton cruising downtown in his Duesenberg Touring Car. 

The design was perfect in terms of performance, and also perfect in simplicity: The easy-to-build hull mated to the easy-to-build deck lid by means of a cleverly turned-down edge. The one slipped over the other and all that was needed to mate the parts together was a little bit of goo. (One might say it was a goo-ed idea!) Over 200,000 of these hulls have been manufactured and they can be found all over the world.

The Laser mast is just a round aluminum tube, or actually a pair of tubes that fit together. The single sail slips down over this pole before it is stepped, and since the sleeve rotates around with the sail, it’s all very aerodynamic. This is far easier and way less prone to trouble than you might imagine. In most any other boat you would have a halyard. But the Laser flips over and unflips with ease. If a thunderstorm looms, instead of dropping the sail you can intentionally capsize for a spell. The boat floats high and visible, becoming one huge life preserver. 

Laser hulls are light enough (130 pounds) that one person can easily drag it back and forth from the shore to beach or woods. I owned a Laser at one time and by myself could haul it off the top of my car, where it customarily lived. I was a lot younger then….

If you get really good at sailing a Laser, you can qualify to compete in the Olympics. There is a somewhat smaller mast and sail combo available and whole gaggles of thusly-rigged Lasers form a separate official class, the Laser “Radial.” This is a great equalizer for the light and the small of stature.

But all that is racing stuff, and what I really wanted to emphasize is that there probably isn’t a boat in the whole world that is as much fun to just sail as a Laser. That’s what I’m talking about!

Flitting around at high speed on a windy blue day on a whitecapped Maine lake, your eyes just inches above the water. Some people can even gybe without catching the mainsheet under the corner of the transom! Not me—not always. But who cares?

We are on a lake, it’s midsummer, it’s hot, and a periodic dunking just washes off the sweat. 

Contributing Author Art Paine is a boat designer, fine artist, freelance writer, aesthete, and photographer who lives in Bernard, Maine.

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I would like to replace the entire centerboard trunk along with a new Stainless Steel centerboard including the existing block & tackle system to raise and lower it.  This will address the problems of leakage, dry rot & a sticky centerboard.

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Lightning is a 18 ′ 11 ″ / 5.8 m monohull sailboat designed by Sparkman & Stephens and built by Nickels Boat Works, Inc., Skaneateles Boat & Canoe Co., Helms - Jack A. Helms Co., Siddons & Sindle, Lippincott Boat Works, J.J. Taylor and Sons Ltd., Lockley Newport Boats, Eichenlaub Boat Co., Mobjack Manufacturing Corp., Clark Boat Company, Allen Boat Co., and Loftland Sail-craft Inc. starting in 1938.

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Auxilary power, accomodations, calculations.

The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more.

Classic hull speed formula:

Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL

Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL

Sail Area / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more.

SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3

• SA : Sail area in square feet, derived by adding the mainsail area to 100% of the foretriangle area (the lateral area above the deck between the mast and the forestay).
• D : Displacement in pounds.

Ballast / Displacement Ratio

A measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize.

Ballast / Displacement * 100

Displacement / Length Ratio

A measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more.

D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
• LWL: Waterline length in feet

Comfort Ratio

This ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more.

Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )

• D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
• LOA: Length overall in feet
• Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet

Capsize Screening Formula

This formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more.

CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)

One of the most popular one-design classes in the US since the 1940’s. But fleets also exist in other parts of the world. Although originally designed for wood planked construction, nearly all boats since the early 1960’s have been built of fiberglass. Ballast above is max weight of centerboard.

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Lightning AP Mainsail

Based on our most successful designs, the Quantum AP Main is easy to tune and trim while being forgiving and fast.  This sail comes complete with RBS battens, tell tales, numbers, a bag, vision window, and class royalty.  

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Lightning A1 Jib

This sail is for those looking for more power, especially in light air or chop. The Annapolis Jib is forgiving and goes through the ranges well. The sail comes standard with telltales, vision window, draft stripes, bag, RBS battens and class royalty.

Lightning Spinnakers

Lightning Radial Running Spinnaker

This AP sail has a wind range from 0-30 knots. When you’re looking for an all-around performer, this is your sail. The radial construction is made from AirX 600. Includes class royalty.

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Alejandro Irigoyen

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Alejandro Irigoyen started sailing when he was 12 years old. His father was a keen sailboat racer at the Yacht Club Argentino, and Alejandro spent his weekends racing and living aboard the family’s wooden S&S Finisterre. By the time he graduated high school, Alejandro knew he wanted to dedicate his life to sailing, so he started studying yacht design. He started his sailmaking career in 1982 working for Hood, before starting his own Sobstad loft. In 2001, Alejandro joined the Quantum Sails family. “It was a natural decision,” he said. “I shared the same view and goals as the founding group.” Though he’s sailed in various classes, Alejandro’s expertise includes Optimist, Cadet, 470, Snipe, J/24, J/70, J/105, Soto 33, and Soto 44 classes. Whether he’s sharing his class knowledge and experience, or helping customers organize their campaigns and training, Alejandro’s passion for excellence provides the best service, products, and support for his customers.

• Nationality: Argentina
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Career highlights

• 15-time National Champion in Argentina, Chile, Brazil, and Peru
• 6-time South American Champion in Cadet, 470, J/24, and Soto 40 as helm/skipper
• Coached 470 Olympic bronze medalist teams in 2000 & 2012
• Coached Soto 40 Team Negra in 2010 & 2013
• Has successfully raced as helm/trimmer/tactician on board various One Design and offshore boats at regattas in more than 30 countries around the world

Carter White

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Carter White began sailing before he could walk, going on trips in the family's Lightning and then their J/24. He has experienced the beauty of the Gulf of Maine in a variety of cruising and racing boats. Having sailed and raced on multiple continents and at hundreds of locations, Carter considers the Maine coast of one the best places in the world to sail. An accomplished junior sailor, Carter competed on the national level in multiple National Championships including the U.S. Sailing Bemis and Sears competitions. He then took a chance on an upstart college program at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, where he majored in Economics and joined an aggressive, young, and new sailing team. He helped build the program into a national contender almost immediately; by his senior year, the program was ranked number one in the country. Carter was named All American for outstanding performance in inter-collegiate sailing competition. After college, Carter worked for a local sailmaker in Maine where he learned to design, build, and repair sails; install marine rigging; and manage a small business. He enjoyed helping the company grow into the leading local source for sails, canvas, and rigging. During this time, Carter sailed with many customers, helping them win major championships such as the PHRF New England Championships and Key West Race Week. Carter ultimately started his own business, managing sailing regattas and providing custom apparel and marketing products to marine businesses and events. Originally started in 2007 as Regatta Promotions, Carter set out to help yacht clubs and sailing organizations run better regattas. The business is still going strong today. Having successfully accomplished his mission, Carter and his wife, Molly, are now offering their years of product knowledge and expertise through You Regatta. You Regatta is located in the same facility as Quantum Sails Downeast in Falmouth, Maine. One-design sailing is where Carter has showcased his sailing talents, winning three U.S. National Championships in three different one-designs. He won the prestigious U.S. Sailing Mallory Cup in 2017, skippering a J/70 at the St. Petersburg Yacht Club as a representative of the Portland Yacht Club and SailMaine. He has skippered his J/24 You Regatta to many top finishes including fifth at the 2017 J/24 Worlds and second at the 2019 J/24 Midwinter Championships. Carter has won events sailing a variety of boats, including Swan 42, J/24, Lightning, Hinckley 51 SW, Custom 27’, Frers 36 & 41, Farr 30, Beneteau 36.7, J/80, J/70, 420, J/105, Etchells, Laser, Vanguard 15, and S2 9.1 While Carter has been working with Quantum, he has enjoyed the opportunities and rewards to reconnect with past clients in new ways that continue his true passion of helping sailors get more out of their boats, whether on the race course, gunkholing down the coast, or making a long ocean passage.

• Nationality: USA
• Position: Portland Loft manager/Sail Consultant
• Home town: Cumberland, Maine
• Current Town: Portland, Maine
• 4-time Maine High School State Champion (1990-1994)
• All American for Hobart & William Smith Colleges (1998)
• Key West Race Week (2001), 1st place, Tactician and Starting Helmsman
• Swan 42 U.S. Nationals (2011), 1st place, Mainsail Trimmer
• Block Island Race Week (2011), 1st place, Swan 42 Division, Mainsail Trimmer
• Swan 42 U.S. Nationals (2012), 1st place, Mainsail Trimmer
• Charleston Race Week (2014), 3rd place, 80 boat J/70 class, Tactician
• J/24 U.S. National Championship (2016), 2nd place, Skipper
• U.S. Sailing Adult Championships Mallory Cup (2017), 1st place, J/70, Helmsman
• J/24 World Championships (2017), 4th place tie, Helmsman
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1984 Herreshoff Tortola-Trawler Nereia 36′ Sailboat

36 Hunter Vision 1993

Hobie Mirage Tandem Island

• Florida , United States

1972 Luders 36 by Cheoy Lee

Tartan 10 Snowballs Chance

• Connecticut

1975 Bristol 32 Sloop, Keel/CB by Ted Hood (Am’s Cup)

• Massachusetts

Used Yamaha 200 HP 4-Stroke Outboard Motor Engine

Used Yamaha 115 HP 4-Stroke Outboard Motor Engine

33ft Blue Water Sailboat

Freshwater Only – 1989 Hunter 33.5 Sloop-Rigged Cruiser, Shoal Wing Keel

F&C 44′ Ketch

Reeds Cub Scow – SOLD

Melges C Scow

470 sailboat and trailer

• Pennsylvania

1978 Hunter 30 Cheurbini

Sold – Shallow Draft Cat Ketch 24 Cruiser

1981 Pearson Flyer

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One Design sailboats can often provide the best chance to learn and improve your racing skills. It’s common to find one design racing sailboats near larger bodies of water. Search sailboats for sale in Maine from popular one design classes like the J24, J70, Tarten Ten, J105, J111, Melges 24 and more.

Dinghy’s are a often preferred due to the convenience and low maintenance costs. There are different classes that can offer a range of benefits and regattas. Browse dinghy’s for sale in Maine like Thistles, Lightnings, Flying Scots, Scows, Optimists, 420’s, Lasers, VX Ones and more. Dinghy’s are also a popular choice in areas of Maine that have small bodies of water. For racers, the cost of new sails for a dinghy are far less then a large racing sailboat. Search SailTrader for your next dinghy sailboat. 

Catamarans and Trimarans

Both catamarans and trimarans can be a great choice no matter if you’re a racer or cruiser. Racing multihulls are fast and light while cruising catamarans are wide and comfortable. SailTrader makes it easy to find the right catamaran or trimaran sailboat for sale in Maine. We cater exclusively to sailors so you’ll find the latest and most recent sailboats available.

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Sailboats for sale in Maine

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• Catalina (33)
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• Pearson (24)
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• Bavaria (5)
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• Cheoy Lee (4)
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• Ericson (4)
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1978 S2 30 | Trinity heart Boothbay Harbor, Maine, United States

1987 Island Packet 38 | Lost Horizon Stockton Springs, Maine, United States

1974 Ocean Cruising 31 | Pirhana Rockport, Maine, United States

1980 Custom 36 | Alisande Brooksville, Maine, United States

1979 Union 36 | Sea Sisters Eliot, Maine, United States

1984 O'Day 29 South Portland, Maine, United States

1966 Pearson 28 Durham , Maine, United States

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1989 Hylas 44 | Alliance Rockland, Maine, United States

1978 S2 30 | Trinity heart Portland, Maine, United States

1981 Capital Yachts 31 | Summertime South Portland, Maine, United States

1972 Irwin 32 | Solstice Stockton Springs, Maine, United States

1974 Sparkman & Stephens 38 | Natalia South Berwick, Maine, United States

1981 Pearson 42 | WINDESSA Eliot, Maine, United States

1973 Camper Nicholsons 35 | SKYE Harpswell, Maine, United States

1970 Tartan 34 Westport, Maine, United States

1970 Pearson 26 | NautiDog Deer Isle, Maine, United States

1982 Pearson 32.3 | Aotea Topsham, Maine, United States

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For Sale "sailboat" in Maine

• 33ft clearwater offshore ketch $8,500 Swanville
• Lights and Sailboat Chandelier $25 CASCO
• 2015 Ian Oughtred Grey Seal Sailboat $19,500
• 41 ft Formosa $6,000 Portland
• Quartz? and metal sailboat art sculpture $35 Chelsea
• Cape Dory 31 1985 Cutter Sailboat $39,000 Georgetown, ME
• Cape Dory 31 Cutter Sailboat 1985 $39,000 Georgetown, ME
• Award winning Catboat $6,000 Woolwich Maine
• 1928 fifty dollar bill and rare horn sailboat brewer me asking 375 for $375 Brewer
• Doug Peterson 34 (1977) $5,000 South Bristol
• Rhodes 19 Sailboat, 2020 Stuart Marine Built, Like New, Options Loaded $39,500 Northampton Massachusetts
• Sailboat Boom, Rudders, Bow Pulpit $75 Rockport
• Toy Sailboat $20 Rockport
• Lots of Sailboat Winches $1 Rockport
• Sailboat Wine Rack $50 Ogunquit
• Cal 33 Sloop $23,000 Stonington, ME
• 47ft cutter designed by Eldredge-McInnis $90,000 Belfast
• Tenderly Dinghy $6,500 Brooklin
• Catalina 22 - 1983 $4,800 Brunswick
• Bristol 24 Sailboat 1980 $6,000 Portland ME
• Sabre 30-II, 1983 $25,000 Portland
• 1979 J-30 Cruiser/Racer $17,000 Sedgwick
• Rhodes Reliant 41 Yawl $49,000 Milton
• J24 $5,500 Denmark
• Bristol Corinthian Sailboat Partnership $750 Bowdoinham, Maine
• 1984 Catalina 30 $9,999 Falmouth
• 1988 Quickstep 24 Sailboat $8,500 Freeport
• Marshall Sandpiper Catboat $17,000 Beverly
• Pearson 35 Centerboard Sloop Hull# 117 $19,950 South Freeport
• Brand New Sailboat Racing Gear $0 Harpswell
• 1971 Rhodes 18 Centerboard Day-Sailer $3,000 Portsmouth
• FJ Sail Boats $2,995 Greene
• Day Sailor 2 $4,500 Boothbay
• 30 ft. Gaff Cutter Rachel Saunders $34,500 Rockland Maine
• For Sale: 1984 O'Day 29' Sloop Sailboat - $14,000 (Portland) $14,000 Portland
• 2004 Precision 18 Sailboat $9,500 Portland
• Calibre 28 1984 $9,750 Bath
• 41 ft Morgan Out Islander sailboat $31,500 Falmouth, ME
• Pewter Plate Sailboat $20 Belgrade
• Oday javelin sailboat $600 Glenburn
• 2024 Lowe UC180 Pontoon Boat $34,199 Winslow
• Swampscot Dory $5,000 Newcastle
• Restored 1967 Pearson Triton $10,500 Durham
• Sailboat Trailer for Cape Dory Typhoon or similar $1,234 Lewiston
• Sailboat Trailer for Cape Dory Typhoon or similar $1,234 Camden
• 29er Racing Skiff $9,200 Falmouth
• 26 ft Ericson sloop $8,800 Peaks Island
• Saber 34 Mrk1 (1982) $36,000 Cumberland Foreside
• 1985 Catalina 25' pocket-cruiser, w/pop-top/swing-keel $5,995 Portsmouth (RI)
• 1974 Pearson 30 $7,000 Rye, NH
• roberts steel spray ketch sailboat $13,000 buxton
• 1983 Hunter H-33.5 $42,000 Yarmouth
• Sailing companion $33,333 Maine/New England
• 1977 Pearson P30 Sailboat $5,000 Rockland Maine
• 1980 Cape Dory 25 $7,000 S. Bristol
• Cape Cod Bullseye $6,500 Rockland
• 2019 NORTH ATLANTIC INFLATABLES 8 FT DINGY, PADDLES SEAT AND 2.6 4 STR $1,390 Sebago
• 18 NORTH ATLANTIC INFLATABLES 10 FT DINGY, 6 HP SUZUKI 4STROKRPADDLES $1,899 Sebago
• Evinrude 3.3 hp 2 cycle outboard $450 Rye, NH
• NEW! For Sailboats, 2023 4-Stroke Yamaha Outboard-Long Shaft $3,100 Quincy, MA
• Classic Friendship Sloop $15,000 Union, Maine
• 1977 Valiant 40 (functional/ cruisable project) $25,000 Midcoast
• Framed Prints $123,456,789 South Portland
• Honda BF2.3D $700 Portand
• ODay 12’ $400 Kennebunkport
• Sailboat $2,000 Bath
• Quickstep 24 $12,500 Waitsfield
• Mainsail Quantum $1,000 Yarmouth
• Sparkman & Stephens Sloop $15,000 Georgetown, ME
• Looking to rent a mooring in Saco bay $1,500 Saco/Casco bay
• Boat Stands $0 Harpswell
• Custom Pearson 10M Cutter - 1974/1997 $34,500 Southport
• SAILBOAT 36' 7"- Custom built steel hull. Never Used. MUST SELL $20,000 Bath, Maine
• Precision 16 Sailboat Wanted $0 Orient
• America's Cup sailboat model. $350 Bath
• Westerbeke 27 $1,000 freeport
• TOHATSU 5HP OTBOARD MOTOR $1,750 KINGSTON
• Hunter 30 1983 $6,500 Newtington, NH
• Buy, lease, trade your mooring? $1 Portland or around
• 39' CC Sailboat $6,000 Portland
• Universal Blue Jacket Motor $500 Vermont
• Honda 2.3 hp outboard, 2013 model $650 Blue Hill, Maine
• 28.5 Hunter $6,800 York/Elliott
• Universal Diesel $2,500 Brunswick
• NavPod Pedestal Guard Instrument Housing for Sailboat $50 Scarborough
• SAILBOAT OR MINI CRUISER PROJECT BOAT $950 CORNISH
• Martec folding propeller $485 Yarmouth

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