Devotti Single Hander

I really liked it at the point that I ordered one in Torbole.

I saw the prototype in April and waited until it was finalized. Altough "NO.1" was more a "pre-production" boat than a final version I could easily tell that all the promises are fullfilled.

The wings detach in few seconds. In these pics you find how they are attached:




The prototypes showed more elegant solutions: one had adjustable racks but it was discarded because the final class rules complain only two positions for the wings (retracted for a crew weight above 85 Kgs and extended for under that limit) and the other had flush deck mounting posts, but they were prone to clogging due to sand and dirt. The wings supports are now made from stainless steel.

For those who have noticed, the front half of the boat is almost a Finn, the main has about 1 mq more sail area than the Finn main and the mast is mutuated from the Finn... Devoti's vision about the D-One was to have a "Finn for everyone" and not just for heavyweight sailors. It ended that almost every top Finners that sailed the D-One in these months ordered the new boat...



Edited by matbard

Sorry to have ruffled your feathers TT, but to me it seemed that you were trying to impose your views rather than just air them.

I personally like the look of the boat especially the last few pictures, but then I also think the Finn is a good looking boat.

Steve perhaps you can post some pictures of your mother in law......  

Edited by brookesy

O.K. To be objective why I wouldn't buy it and i badly need a single
hander right now.

Fixed blade rudder will get jammed with grit and make launching off a
beach a pain and impossible on some occasions.

Ditto Dagger.

Long low boom will dig in exacerbating capsize potential.

Mast too far forward, nose will dig in back of waves.

Old hat styling and controls, kicker? W.T.F.

Traveller? In a single hander Why?

And it looks H    E     A V   Y presumaby launched by crane in Lake Garda
about the only place in the world you could be happy sailing it.


Edited by G.R.F.

Again, I don't need to hear that it's "terrible" or "fantastic", but want to hear if e.g. it feels 'much more lively/planes earlier/is less stable' than a Finn or Phantom'

it feels very lively and manoeuvrable compared to most single handers because its very light with quite alot of sail area, so it accelerates very well. its also quite short and wide with a fair bit of rocker which makes it feel like you can turn on the spot on the start line, and also makes it very stable simular to the finn. the cost for the hull shape is speed in that its not as fast as a mustoskiff but Luca wanted anyone to be able to sail it.  the hiking position is very good which it needs to be it this type of boat because you will need to hike up and downwind so it needs to be as comfortable as possible, the built quality is very high, I like to see something thats well made. the rig looks great with a sail that fits the mast which most single handers don't, I think upwind the unstayed rig works very well for hiking boats because it depowers as you go over waves. downwind its not optimum but it works well enough to be simular to a RS400 the mast isn't a noodle. being unstayed also helps with capsizing, boats with shrouds tend to round up into the wind and tack as you right them making it harder to get back in.I think Luca has achieved what he set out to do in making a boat that is fun to sail, the best way to see if its for you or not is to have a go and see for your self.