Galaxy Orion?

   On Apollo Duck there is a boat called a Galaxy Orion for sale.  I've never heard of one, does anyone know anything about them?  The only photo makes it look a little Wandererish, but with a laminar mainsail and an asymmetric kite.

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Guests Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Quote Reply Topic: Galaxy Orion? Posted: 18 Mar 13 at 10:50pm
	On Apollo Duck there is a boat called a Galaxy Orion for sale. I've never heard of one, does anyone know anything about them? The only photo makes it look a little Wandererish, but with a laminar mainsail and an asymmetric kite.

JohnW Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 17 Jul 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 552	Post Options Post Reply Quote JohnW Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 19 Mar 13 at 12:25am
	Our friends at cadaver know what it is: http://www.cvrda.org/dinghydata/Galaxy.htm

Guests Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Quote Reply Posted: 19 Mar 13 at 7:04am
	Ooh, they're a clever bunch at CVRDA. I thought the sail looked a bit supernovaish, and the name follows Giles' space theme. Thanks John. It doesn't appear to be in production.

patj Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 16 Jul 04 Location: Wiltshire Online Status: Offline Posts: 640	Post Options Post Reply Quote patj Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 19 Mar 13 at 5:36pm
	And the info that hasn't yet made it onto the cvrda dinghy database is that it weighs 137kg and has an asymmetric kite with a moveable pole. It has loads of lockers and can have steel bilge keels fitted to enable it to dry out on a mooring and for stability when cruising. So very much a Wayfarer competitor. Edited by patj - 19 Mar 13 at 5:37pm
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Medway Maniac Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 13 May 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2788	Post Options Post Reply Quote Medway Maniac Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 20 Mar 13 at 9:05am
	As I recall, the Galaxy was an asymmetric Wayfarer competitor. But a Galaxy Orion is a new one on me. Mark Giles' Orion was a quite different boat and much more interesting. Slimmer, more racy hull but with a 45kg bulb on the end of a keel so that it self-righted - it was in fact called the Orion SRD (self-righting dinghy). An interesting concept for all the ageing dinghy sailors who are simply fed up with capsizing. Carbon rig (for low c.g.) and 420 kite. I tried it and found it pretty much like a Snipe to sail - nice, actually. It deserved more success.
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