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    Posted: 14 May 06 at 4:22pm
im dreaming about t foils, will 12's help me?
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Sail a 12, it means almost no rules and therefore you don't have to dream about it. Its allowed.

But maybe a 14ft long 12fter

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Originally posted by JimC

A couple of thoughts on my thoughts...
More elegant by far to have a boat that hardly needs one.

But that means it would still be slightly better with one...

One step forwards, 2 steps back...
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Originally posted by JimC


More elegant by far to have a boat that hardly needs one.


Id agree with that totaly... I cant wait to see how Andys boat goes upwind (and the rest of the way around the course actualy) sat on the tfoil with that sexy camber rig.
Huge rigs with insane kites definantly have their place but trying to mix the two aspects of efficiency and brute power together is plain messy IMO
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A couple of thoughts on my thoughts...
On putting a stayed f/b rig on an RS300. Obviously other people's mileage varies, but I was very strongly considering buying one last year, but the rig is for me most off putting.

In the end the Development Canoe proposals came out, and that is very much to my taste. I think putting a big kite one one is somewhat defeating the object - to my way of thinking the IC has always been somewhat minimalist - narrowest hull, very moderate sail area, a rapier, not a broadsword, and putting a big kite on doesn't quite match. More elegant by far to have a boat that hardly needs one.
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800 rig? put a propper size rig on.
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Now that you mention it, I do have a 12 foot hull laying about somewhere....

Doesnt come much lighter either... all non-essential componants have been stripped. footloops, hatch covers, blocks, cleats, foredeck, spaceframe, paint....
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Originally posted by Isis

Id love to stick a rig about RS800 sized (maby a touch less upwind sail
area but complete with twin wires) on something lightweight and about
12ft long...





I agree. Does anyone want to give Ben one free to try it?

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that would be the assymetric canoe 


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Post Options Post Options   Quote Villan Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 May 06 at 10:34pm
Dang thats nice!

Which versions of IC's allow spinakers again (if im thinking right) ... im imagining that with a masthead kite right now ....

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