Lido 14

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The Lido 14, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

TrailerableBeam 1.83 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 141 kg of hull, so roughly 750 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.Ramp-launchableAbout 141 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draught shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draughtDraws 0.13 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.

LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a beamy beam gives 3 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 3

CoastalBluewater

At 3.55 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 3.55

LightHeavy

53 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 53

EasygoingPowered-up

38.8 — a lot of sail for her weight; powered-up and eager, a real performer.

Sail area / displacement 38.8

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

Draws more than ~93% of boats her size on file

Compared with 372 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Lido 14, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Lido 14 is a 4.3-meter fractional sloop centerboard dinghy, designed by Barney Lehman and W.D. Schock, and built by W.D. Schock Corp. since 1958. In 1995, W.D. Schock re-introduced the model with a two-piece mold to simplify construction, reduce cost, and improve safety and longevity.1:55 Aboard *Ravenswing*, a 2005–2006 Lido 14 underwent a full hull sanding to 320 grit, replacement of UV-degraded forestay and shrouds, and installation of new battens.0:39 After restoration, the boat was sea-trialed on the Petaluma River, where it demonstrated stable performance in gusts before being sold to a new owner in Newport, California.7:28

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen sold

Restored and sold to a new owner in Newport, California
from Ravenswingseen September 2021watch

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions

Weights

Rig & sail area

Rig

Fractional Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

38.8

Displacement / length

53.2

Comfort ratio

3.2

Capsize screening

3.55

Hull speed

5.0 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

295

Hull

Hull type

Centerboard Dinghy

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

First built 1958

Units built

6100

Designer

Barney Lehman, W.D. Schock

Builder

W. D. Schock Corp, Schock W.D

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The family

Boats like this

Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

W. D Schock Harbor 14A lightweight 4.27-metre fractional sloop with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for spirited, responsive sailing W. D Schock Capri 14A fixed-keel evolution of the Lido 14 hull, this 4.27-metre sloop offers a stable alternative to centerboard dinghies Various LightningA Sparkman & Stephens-designed one-design dinghy that has remained a competitive racing staple since 1938 Luger Industries Leeward 16A centreboard dinghy with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio, built for spirited performance since 1962

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