Lulworth (yacht)

Tuiga (D3) and Lulworth (2) in race. France, 2006
History
United Kingdom
NameLulworth
NamesakeLulworth Castle
Port of registryGuernsey
Builder
  • White Brothers, Itchen Ferry (1920)
  • Classic Yacht Darsena, Viareggio (2006)
Christened
  • Terpsichore (1920)
  • Lulworth (1924)
Yacht designerHerbert William White (1919)
Paul Spooner (2001)
BurgeeRoyal Yacht Squadron (1920)
General characteristics
Class and typeBritish Big Class gaff-rigged cutter
Displacement
  • 188 tonnes (2006)
  • of which ballast 80 tonnes
Length
  • 46.30 m (151 ft 11 in) overall
  • 36.87 m (121 ft) on deck (rating)
  • 28.64 m (94 ft) waterline (rating)
Beam6.60 m (21 ft 8 in)
Draught5.50 m (18 ft 1 in)
Sail plan
  • spars (1926/2006):
  • 52.00 m (170 ft 7 in) spruce mast
  • 27.60 m (90 ft 7 in) spruce boom
  • 20.00 m (65 ft 7 in) sitka spinnaker pole
  • Sails:
  • 465 m2 (5,010 sq ft) mainsail
  • 133 m2 (1,430 sq ft) marconi topsail
  • 114 m2 (1,230 sq ft) staysail
  • 69.5 m2 (748 sq ft) jib
  • 46.5 m2 (501 sq ft) jib topsail
  • 500 m2 (5,400 sq ft) spinnaker
Buildmahogany planking on steel frames

Lulworth is a racing yacht that was built in Southampton in 1920.