Picnic 17
Description
The Picnic 17 (also known as Picnic 17 or Lofland Picnic 17) is an American trailerable sailboat/powerboat hybrid designed by Finnish-American naval architect Nils Lucander in 1959, commissioned for entrepreneur Stan Spitzer and initially built by Lofland Sailcraft Inc. in Wichita, Kansas (later associated with General Boats Corp. and other small producers). As one of the earliest recreational sail-power hybrids, it features a lightweight fiberglass hull with a centerboard (trunk) for shallow draft and beaching, fractional sloop rig (with furling jib in some setups), an open or semi-enclosed cockpit suitable for day sailing or family outings, and provisions for mounting an outboard motor up to 40 hp for motoring or even waterskiing tow capability; this dual-purpose design emphasized versatility on lakes, rivers, and protected coastal waters, with good responsiveness under sail (high SA/D ratio) and easy trailering behind a standard car of the era. No large-scale class association exists, but it's a production fiberglass boat (not amateur plans-built), with approximately 350 units built through the early 1960s by various small yards before production tapered off.
Construction Details
| Designer | Nils Lucander |
|---|---|
| Builder | Lofland Sailcraft Inc. in Wichita, Kansas |
| Length | 17.000 ft |
| LOA | 17.000 ft |
| LWL | 15.330 ft |
| Beam | 6.500 ft |
| Displacement | 700 lb |
| Max Draft | 2.250 ft |
| Min Draft | 0.830 ft |
| Year Built | 195 |
The standard boat dimensions
| i | 21.16 ft |
|---|---|
| j | 6 ft |
| p | 22 ft |
| e | 8 ft |
| p2 | - |
| e2 | - |
| i2 | - |
| j2 | - |
| I | J | P | E | P2 | E2 | I2 | J2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21.16 ft | 6 ft | 22 ft | 8 ft | - | - | - | - |
Sails
Picnic 17 - MAINSAIL
| Luff | * 22 ft - (6706 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 8 ft - (2438 mm) |
| Leech | * 23.05 ft - (7026 mm) |
| Tack Angle | * 88.03 ° |
| Diagonal | * 23.15 ft - (7056 mm) |
| Head (inches) | * 3.5 in - (89 mm) |
| Area | 87.9 ft² |
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Picnic 17 - JIBSAIL
| Luff | * 17.6 ft - (5364 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 7.8 ft - (2377 mm) |
| Leech | * 15.57 ft - (4746 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 115 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 6.9 ft - (2103 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 12 ° |
| Area | 60.7 ft² |
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Picnic 17 - GENOA
| Luff | * 20.89 ft - (6367 mm) |
|---|---|
| Foot | * 9.57 ft - (2917 mm) |
| Leech | * 19.81 ft - (6038 mm) |
| Percentage LP | * 150 % |
| Length Perpendicular | * 9 ft - (2743 mm) |
| Deck Angle | * 4 ° |
| Area | 94.04 ft² |
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Picnic 17 - SPINNAKER
| Stays | * 20.89 ft - (6367 mm) |
|---|---|
| MidGirth | * 10.8 ft - (3292 mm) |
| Foot | * 10.8 ft - (3292 mm) |
| Perc LP | * 180 % |
| Area | 191.77 ft² |
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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. The information on this site is not guaranteed to be accurate. Sailrite offers this content as a service to our community, but takes no responsibility for the reliability of the data provided.
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