A happy team with the championship banner.
Raceday 1 started in a boring 4kts of wind, but luckily gave us some fun halfway for 30 min. A squall of 28-30kts brought excitement and boatspeed...
Even racing in very light air the boat is fast. 2005 Dutch Class Champion for ORC Club 1
Hi 249, homerun: Uin-na-mara ! The 1979 Dubois 44. I also had the 1977 Holland 44 Mandrake. Excellent boats to sail, but not as much fun as...
Hi 249, (why not become a member, you're here so often .... and it's nice to call someone by his (nick)name ...) Indeed, bow up is not the way...
249, I think establishing what sailors call planing is important, if we want to be able to talk about we experience on the water. Measuring the...
Theories about planing a hull are fine, but don't forget practise .... What I mean is: I have read the theoretical number given by Jeff H (400...
May be you did not point too high to start with. Don't know if you used the yankee on the previous rig config. But a high clewed yankee doesn't...
The verticals are quite fashionable in Europe nowadays. I am sure it is a matter of taste, besides effectiveness. The verticals give you a yacht...
The v-berth is 2m45 long and can be extended to 2m75. With extension in place max. width is 1m70 (and 0m70 at footlenght). Under all bunks you...
Thx Sean. The only thing missing is the name of the boatsponsor .... Lucas
Well Asathor .... some like it hot, some don't. Fortunately we all are allowed our own personal taste. Which is not ment to say I don't like...
Hey guys, keep an open mind to simple 'one off' solutions. They might work. Herman is right. Though I do not see the advantage of building a...
To all, as promised when starting this threat ... here is more. We have now decided to go for the torpedo. On paper it makes the boat so much...
B.M. It is obvious (I think) that SA without overlap must be at least as big as with overlap; even a little bigger. So your J will have to grow...