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    Posted: 08 Jul 09 at 3:29pm
Originally posted by Peaky

It must be fiddly to attach/detach the wings, what with the controls being led to them.  Its never fun undoing stopper knots with hands that feel like bananas, after a cold January sail.


On the B14s the controls are led to the wings, usually on continuous systems with elastic takeups etc. There's enough slack when the main is off, plus enough elastic give, that we can easily detach and stow the wings for trailering without any bother. I know the way we've got ours set up to get the wings more than a couple of feet away from the boat would require a drill (to remove rivets) or knife (to cut the lines).

So: not an issue.
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really nice the concept of chief designer turnturtle....so to understand....by
doing like you suggest boat ends up slower than laser on windward
leeward...d one instead not!!!!today again beatiful sailing in torbole come
down and sail for to un derstand more
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You see chaps, you're finding more and more value in it
the more you look.

I am sure the wings just clip on without any faffing about
what so ever, in a couple of seconds.
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Torbole looks nice.  The D1 just looks so tubby, a sort of bloated Franken-OK. 

It must be fiddly to attach/detach the wings, what with the controls being led to them.  Its never fun undoing stopper knots with hands that feel like bananas, after a cold January sail.  I'm also amazed a fixed kicker was considered, but I suppose the traveller reduces the importance of the kicker somewhat.

 

The porta-potty is great for taking your baby in though, bit like this:
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I like it.


It has a certain style I think that is rather more up-market
than the general run of the mill stuff that is generally seen
about the place.

Well done Messrs Devoti and Wadhams for your efforts.
I'll have one of each.
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Originally posted by matbard

Hello guys,

You can find more hi-res pictures of the D-One (shot in Torbole last week..) into my gallery:

Devoti D-One@Torbole



Evening with the benefit of a garda sunset it still looks pig ugly..

I'll stick with the phantom thanks..
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Just not sure who these people are in the UK though Rodney!
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Quote from a posting from Martin Wadhams, MD of RS Racing on another forum (the D1) ‘is a higher tech, higher production cost boat that will probably appeal to a different group of sailors’

 

I couldn’t have put it better myself!

 

The two boats are quite different and the RS will suit some sailors and the D-One will suit others.  It’s up to the sailor to determine which boat best suits his or her preferences and I am sure, now that the Yachting magazines are getting a chance to test sail these boats, much more input will be available against which to make the right personal decision. 

 

I am sure that RS will make a success of the RS100 in the same way that I have every confidence that the D-One will continue to succeed both in the UK and Internationally.
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Originally posted by theycallmegod


that kicker working??


Eheheh, quite not...

The kicker broke during the test.
Luca Devoti opted for a fixed kicker strap in the final stage of production of the D-One. Actually, the controls on the boat are the halyards for main and gennaker(also for extending/retracting the pole), sheets for main and gennaker and main traveller, main outhaul and cunningham on both wings.
Most sailors which tested the D-One suggested going to a traditional adjustable kicker strap and moving the outhaul on the boom: Luca listened and tried a new kicker system based on the Finn one but made in carbon fiber. He actually ran into a factory near the lakeside to laminate a prototype in few hours!
- Matteo Barducci
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Well that looks fast....
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