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    Posted: 21 Jan 23 at 7:30pm
Stopped on my round IOW cycle to watch a lap and a half of the Illusion racing at Bembridge. Saw a lap and a half. Loads out and close competition from front to back.
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I sailed a K1 last year in light to medium winds (it was at Wimbleball so all this happened in one leg of the course). It was a joy to sail, picked up speed quickly considering the keel. Tacked slightly slower than a normal dinghy. Pointed well. The job gave you something extra to do downwind, goosewinging it prooving highly advantageous. A throughly nice boat to sail. Its only downside is the perception its on old persons boat. I don't see any reason why younger people shouldn't sail it, it benefits from hiking out, but of course once your energy runs out, or you don't have it in the first place then the keel takes over and you can still perform, maybe to 90%, whereas a traditional dinghy that would drop off to 60%. Whats not to like...other than the cost, but then all dinghies are expensive, new or used. 

And to keep on topic. slightly less barking than an Illusion, which look amazing
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An acquaintance of mine speaks very highly of his K1. 
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Love the look of the flying 10 but there is just too much wood for me, the K1 on the other hand…
We have one at out club , looks and sails terrific. The system of raising the keel works well and launching and retrieving is easy as it’s surprising light.
When I get too old for the D-zero it will be high up my list of possible next boats.
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I was really quite taken by this https://epoxycraft.com/projects/flying-10-lovable-dinghy-prize-winning-finish/

Toyed with getting a K1 but unsure about the lifting dagger & bulb concept. If having a mini keelboat feel like it should have a "proper" keel.

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Originally posted by Presuming Ed

“Sorry dear, can’t help with the present wrapping / potato peeling / kid wrangling. It’s Saturday. Got to go sailing! Yes, I know it’s Christmas Eve, but it’s still Saturday.
Promise I won’t go to the bar. Much.” 


We don't sail Christmas eve.

But do sail boxing day, and new years day, and every Sunday throughout the winter. https://www.sfsc.co.uk/ https://m.facebook.com/groups/534126070477495?group_view_referrer=search
This is at Horning Sailing club, where Horning SC including me, sail the rest of the year.
https://www.horning-sailing.club/
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There is also the:
international 2.4mR, the world wide class used for Paralympics.
Deception,
Millimetre,
And several others. There was even a Minature J class yacht of which a few were built.

They were mostly a result of people wanting Minature 12Metre America's cup boat back in the 1980s.

I wanted something similar, but for the Norfolk Broads, with a little more length to improve speed so I designed and built a boat of 16 foot. It's now steered by a lever each side of the cockpit, so what ever hand is free can steer I didn't get on well with foot steering. The jib has a club and is self tacking.

On this video the first shot shows her with the blue hull moored up before sailing at the club. Note that jib is temporary, hacked from a Kestrel
jib.
https://youtu.be/dE7A5xRXwmI
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“Sorry dear, can’t help with the present wrapping / potato peeling / kid wrangling. It’s Saturday. Got to go sailing! Yes, I know it’s Christmas Eve, but it’s still Saturday.
Promise I won’t go to the bar. Much.” 
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The front end of the Bembridge Illusion fleet is no pot hunters paradise. Graham Bailey, Mark Downer, Graham Sunderland etc. Probably the most competitive fleet in (/near) the Solent. 

And of course, they were designed y Jo Richards. 


Edited by Presuming Ed - 23 Dec 22 at 9:31pm
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Remember racing in them on the Serpentine during the ISAF conference back in the day … lunch at the Royal Thames … very civilized 
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