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...
