V3000- What a flyer!

Or a hull design from a Bethwaite...

I've always rated it since I first saw a Vandacraft one at the dinghy show a couple of years ago.

In my view the vest of the bunch by some way.

I feel I have to remark about this boat.

It was after all it's owner Andrew (The slightly smarter part of Dumb &
Dumberer I oft refer to)that introduced me to the potential of the new
Alto, albeit a year ago now after he bought then broke (hence the D&D
title) my original purple 3000.

But anyway enough rambling, they have the most sorted 3000 I've ever
seen, and over this recent windy period they have won race after race in
it, both over the water and on handicap on sunday.

I'm hoping this might prompt the shy boy to post some more pics of it,
I'm trying to persuade the Alto folk to rig their spinnaker in similar
fashion, using a spinlock on the hoist is a bit bright for someone with the
nickname "dumb".

Watching them physically lift the boat on and off the water with ease,
then getting creamed by them on a reach, you can't help wondering if
you've made progress in boat choice since those heady days when the
Breadknife said "Give up trying to sail that beast, buy something sensible
and teach your daughter to sail" and the Laser 3000 was my first re-
assuring steps into the world of competitive dinghy racing.

But the difference between Purple and the V3000 is staggering, so
another one to consider if your all up crew weight doesn't exceed 130
kilos I'd say at a guess. It was interesting watching the two boats in a
celebrity death match on Sunday, D&D and Jo (The crew battering SI lady
and her fiance Duncan) vying for over the water line honours, I'm not
even sure which finshed first it was that close.

But if ever a boat makeover has transformed it, Vandercraft have worked
some magic and Andrew has done a superb job of fitting it out, maybe
he'll illuminate us in dinghyspeak as to what all the bits are and why he
did it.