Seller's Description
We are delighted to present a spectacular Lidgard 40. Based on the popular Fusion 40 design, STORMTROOPER was professionally built by ACM with safety, strength, and performance in mind. The use of carbon fibre has allowed extra strength in the design, as well as keeping the overall displacement down to enhance sailing performance.
Solid vinyl ester glass hulls below the waterline and vacuum bagged vinyl ester foam sandwich above the waterline. Bonded carbon fore beam, chainplates, rudders/shafts and prodder ensure weight is minimised fwd and aft. All internal hard furnishings are custom built from faired Duflex foam sandwich board further enhancing structural rigidity.
The list of must haves were dual Jefa steering wheels, daggerboards, escape hatches, laminated glass windows and 18m tall tapered Allyacht Spars mast with Qantum performance sails. Sails are trimmed with cockpit push buttons by Fleet Hydrol hydraulic rams making single handed sailing easy.
Stormtrooper has had no expense spared with professionally fitted electronics: Czone can bus electrical system, 740Ah of Mastervolt Lithium batteries, Mastervolt Inverter, 1KW of LG Neon solar panels, B&G Zeus 2 instruments including sonar and radar, Lewmar winches and hatches. Stormtrooper is immaculately fully faired inside and out with AWLGRIP 2 pack finish.
Stylish fittings and a Caesar stone benched galley are a stylist addition with two Tecma electric toilets for creature comfort. Stormtrooper has completed more than 5000 nautical miles including the rugged west coast of Tasmania.
Stormtrooper has just been slipped in August and antifouled with Jotan Seavictor 50 Antifoul, Propspeed on legs/propellers and full service on Yanmar 30 engines and legs.
If you are looking for a seriously fast and unique cruising catamaran, then STORMTROOPER is a catamaran for you to consider.
Specs
- Designer
- John Lidgard
- Builders
- ?
- Associations
- ?
- # Built
- ?
- Hull
- Catamaran
- Keel
- Fin
- Rudder
- ?
- Construction
- FG
Dimensions
- Length Overall
- 39′ 11″ / 12.2 m
- Waterline Length
- 31′ 4″ / 9.6 m
- Beam
- 12′ 11″ / 4 m
- Draft
- 7′ 3″ / 2.2 m
- Displacement
- 13,800 lb / 6,260 kg
- Ballast
- ?
Rig and Sails
- Type
- Sloop
- Reported Sail Area
- 777′² / 72.2 m²
- Total Sail Area
- 777′² / 72.2 m²
Mainsail
- Sail Area
- 463′² / 43 m²
- P
- 49′ 2″ / 15 m
- E
- 18′ 9″ / 5.7 m
- Air Draft
- ?
Foresail
- Sail Area
- 315′² / 29.2 m²
- I
- 45′ 7″ / 13.9 m
- J
- 13′ 9″ / 4.2 m
- Forestay Length
- 47′ 7″ / 14.5 m
Auxilary Power
- Make
- ?
- Model
- ?
- HP
- ?
- Fuel Type
- ?
- Fuel Capacity
- ?
- Engine Hours
- ?
Accomodations
- Water Capacity
- ?
- Holding Tank Capacity
- ?
- Headroom
- ?
- Cabins
- ?
Calculations
- Hull Speed
-
8.9 kn
Classic: 7.51 kn
Hull Speed
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.
Formula
Classic hull speed formula:
Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL
A more accurate formula devised by Dave Gerr in The Propeller Handbook replaces the Speed/Length ratio constant of 1.34 with a calculation based on the Displacement/Length ratio.
Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio.311
Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL
- Sail Area/Displacement
-
21.6
>20: high performance
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.
Formula
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
- ?
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.
Formula
Ballast / Displacement * 100
- Displacement/Length
-
199.1
100-200: light
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.
Formula
D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds.
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- Comfort Ratio
-
20.5
20-30: coastal cruiser
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.
Formula
Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam1.33)
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
- LWL: Waterline length in feet
- LOA: Length overall in feet
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- Capsize Screening
-
2.2
>2.0: better suited for coastal cruising
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.
Formula
CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64)
- Beam: Width of boat at the widest point in feet
- D: Displacement of the boat in pounds
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