Lark
Description
The Lark was designed in 1966 by Michael Jackson, designer of many National 12 and Merlin Rockets, with the first one launched in 1967. The hull made of G.R.P. is 4.065 metres in length, and carries a sail area of 9.75 square metres upwind and a spinnaker of 7.4 square metres. The class currently has a Portsmouth Yardstick of 1073, making it one of the fastest non-trapeze dinghies around!
Construction Details
| Designer | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Length | 13.340 ft |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | - |
|---|---|
| j | - |
| p | - |
| e | - |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
Sails
| Sail Type | MAINSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | 18.258 ft - (5565 mm) |
| Foot | 8.251 ft - (2515 mm) |
| Leech-AftHdBd | * 19.43 ft - (5922 mm) |
| Tack Ang | * 87.36 ° |
| Diag (clew/head) | 19.686 ft - (6000 mm) |
| Head (inches) | 5.315 in |
| Area (no Roach) | * 78.77 ft² |
| Sail Type | JIBSAIL |
|---|---|
| Luff | 11.926 ft - (3635 mm) |
| Foot | 5.413 ft - (1650 mm) |
| Leech | 11.697 ft - (3565 mm) |
| Area | * 31.09 ft² |
| Sail Type | SPINNAKER |
|---|---|
| Luff | 13.452 ft - (4100 mm) |
| MidGirth | 7.546 ft - (2300 mm) |
| Foot | 8.531 ft - (2600 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 180 |
| Area | * 98 ft² |
| Sail Type | ASYMMETRICAL |
|---|---|
| Luff | 16.5 ft - (5029 mm) |
| Foot | 9.33 ft - (2844 mm) |
| Leech | 12 ft - (3658 mm) |
| Area | * 115 ft² |
Disclaimer. Boats are not all the same -- even when produced in the same factory of the same model. Sailrite does its best to publish accurate dimensions, but we often find it worthwhile to have our customers measure their boats carefully before we produce kits for them. You should take the same precautions, especially when the data is not from Sailrite.