Devotti Single Hander

have you seen the size of the bow on it, theres no danger of nosediving
that...

anyway we were out in Palma last week and saw these out everyday, fair bit
faster than the finns upwind. They do look quite odd though, it looks like
theres just too much waterline width its looks about as wide as a 49er! The
main is massive aswell its going to need alot of weight on the side to get it
to semi-plane upwind. I think its a bit too much like a finn but then what do
i know, i do not know why it does not look more like a skiff so it would go
like one and have a t-foil rudder if they are going all out.

I think it looks really good. Would love to have a go in one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8WSY85YTQU

Some video of upwind 

The basic architecture owes a bit to the finn, i.e the classic low, long boom which is what keeps the area low down and gap small, but also necessitates the mast being a long way forward.

Unless you do some funny stuff with cockpit geometry, the toestrap and mainsheet ratchet takeoff generally have to be behind the dagger and this dominates the cockpit layout, from which the rig f/a position follows due to the necessary position of the foils.

The position of the forward ends of the toestraps / ratchet are driven by the helm's f/a position when sailing upwind (generally slow, so boat at level trim for optimum lcg, helm fairly far forward.) The dagger position has to be forward of the toestrap/ratchet point, so the rig must be in a position that the clr and c of e are lined up relative to this, hence the "rig forward" look of most of these singlehanders.

Where the D one isn't finn-like is that its a 15' ish dinghy that weighs 55kg. Unlike the finnosaurus, which has recently, in a hugely progressive move that will no doubt revolutionise the sailing experience, dropped its min hull weight from 119kg to 116kg. 

I must say I think that the D One's looks don't make my legs crumble, but its a ground up design by some clever people, has seen plenty of development, and I'd bet that a souped up blaze would struggle hard to live with it.

Is that a Musto kite you are using there Sten?