Daemon v GT60

The truth might be between both and we must consider the inner level of all crews.

Actually the GT60 seems really fast but might be trickier to sail. The daemon is also fast and is certainly easier all round.

The C-tech/Daemon Hyde sails rig as proven to be especially fast upwind.

I think the idea of trying both is a good one. Anywat the good choice is to choose a Cherub whatever it is a Daemon or a GT60.

Jim I am sorry but you are a way off with your summary. We lapped the daemon in more than half of the races and they never beat us in a race. I'm glad you like W&L's rig more than ours - shame the sailmaking world doesn't agree with you.  Compare the areas mate - without the flat top you can't get 15.5 onto the spar!!!

Will and Lucy's boat is a custom built Slug - not a daemon - maybe under the chines it's similar but nowhere else! We lead at the windward mark more times than anyone else. We overtook the slug upwind in all conditions from 10kts up to 15-18 and were competitive on pace downwind when we sailed in the same breeze/patch of water in ANY conditions!

We capsized too much as we had sailed together for 2 hours before the regatta, whereas the (very worthy) winners have sailed together a lot more than that.  I admit that in the light the boat is very fast because it is better at tacking/gybing and doesn't try and drag a planing platform through the water when it is displacement mode - but that is something that we wanted to avoid - but as Lucy herself said, it's not slow in breeze- not by a very long way. We were right with them lap after lap as long as we didn't drop it - which sadly we did far too much. Andy bust his foot on Sunday and we couldnt sail any more.

mastobeam - don't believe stories from someone who is reading too much into a set of results without being on the water where the action is - if you are deciding between a Daemon and a B1 then compare the race by race results of those boats - not the one off custom made jobs!

Dave