2 Man Boat for Fatties

Originally posted by Shingle

Originally posted by Shingle

We are going to experiment with the Trapeze option. It's not going to drastically improve the boats speed, but may give it another dimension upwind. Downwind legs may be no different, as going deep may pay off. There's three 59ers in our club and if this makes them sail more or stops them selling then it can only be for the good from a local point of view. If we can go out in a blow without hurting afterwards then fine!
Russell, respect to your daughter hoisting and dropping the kite. Though the self tacker makes things simple.

Shingle when are you planning to first sail it with the trap option?
You won't regret it. It certainly does improve upwind performance - plus your legs don't hurt as much. My experience with going downwind is that you go faster & Deeper due to the apparent wind affect. This is the most surprising change since our conversion. In the 10 -15 knots range I don't think there would be many boats that would be faster downwind. If we are level with a 505 at the top mark we are 300 metres ahead by the time we round the leeward mark.  
Russell, I agree. A hundred acre lake, your daughter and a trapeze are probably not a good combination!  