Devotti Single Hander

Daniel - perfect timing - I was just reading this thread and wondering where the RS100 and D1 PY's would end up: I have always come up with a TN after lots of sailing against known benchmark boats - still a bit early for the 100 to put a firm marker in the sand - and I am certainly not that clever (or geeky!!) to tackle the calcs. What data were you using? Latest RS100 data:

Beam 1.85 / wl length 4.25 / all up sailing weight 80kg (hull 55kg) / upwind sail area 10.25m / downwind sail area 22.75m. (both big main)

Vareo experience would indicate these boats might struggle on short reachy club courses and therefore not actually acheive a theoretical PY. My gut feel was that both would be higher (slower) than Daniels fine calcs. Time will tell.

Does anyone know - Rodney? - figures for the D1 - bearing in mind the different rack settings etc. In Y/Y, Andy Rice wrote the hull excl wings is 60kgs - was that meant to be incl wings?

Nick

Funny you should say that

D-One - PY?

Good question!  It's interesting that Sten's original take on this was 950 but this was based on a relatively short period of testing so we felt a need to get more input.  We have now had the chance to pace the D-One against a number of other boats in Chichester Harbour and other UK locations as well as having the feedback from the more exotic Lago di Garda. 

Guess what!  We have concluded that 950 is our recommended PY and we will be monitoring results on a race by race basis and analysing this information.  I will give this forum feedback on this as more data comes to hand.  With 4 boats racing from now on in the UK at different venues and courses against widely varying handicap fleets we should have some seriously meaningful stats soon.

A nice weekend to all, at least it should blow away any cobwebs

Rodney

Tim

I'm guessing but around 11.00 is standard - but park/launch time is low.  F5 ... should be interesting but a bit lighter on Sunday

Mike L.

PS - As it is a pursuit event you should have plenty of extra time ..

BTW ... er Tim - I was not going around the cans.  I was just sneaking up on you in the D1 trying  not to look too obvious to see how they compare.  We are not going your particular way with Blaze/Halo but real on the water info is the hard currency that feeds into practical ideas .. and if Halo  looked fast in that dismal wind then just wait and see what 'simple' really can do in a few more knots !

Can you make it to BSC this weekend ? Variety is the spice of ... well you know.  And after the GRF 'crack' you owe a beer or two...

Mike L.