D-Zero

Originally posted by Medway Maniac After reading shed-loads of car test reports over the years, and occasionally buying the wrong car by taking others' views too seriously (we're all looking for something different in a car or boat), I've concluded that a representative (long, calm) test is a must, but even then my opinion has sometimes changed after I've got the vehicle in question (everyday driving/sailing is not what you generally do on a test). But even though testing isn't 100%, it's still an absolute must for me, and if I was in the singlehander market I'd want to think I'd adequately got the feel of both the Aero and Zero before parting with the hard-earned.

Did think it was a very good test, but I do think your point about getting a long test in any boat you buy, if possible( especially if your spending thousands) is a very relevant.
I bought a new British moth 18 months ago with out sailing it. Great boat, carbon mast and all the toys. Never got to like it and sailed slowly because of it.
Have just done a boat swap for another older British moth and now have a boat I like again, am sailing faster and have money in the bank. But we sailed each other's boats for a whole series before we did the deal to make sure we were both happy.
I do understand this situation is unusual but it was a very relaxing way of boat buying.

Interesting review if only for wanting to know what the expression 'drop the knot' means when he was talking about launch recovery, that beach is pretty benign compared to ours but he was going on about this drop the knot technique in recovery so I'm now intrigued.

Originally posted by SimonW99 its amazing that in the last 15 years it appears there has never been a bad boat tested ;-)

Mind you compared to some of the rubbish that used to be about 30 or 40 years ago there probably *hasn't* been a bad boat tested...

I can think of plenty of boats that haven't or wouldn't suit me suited me recently, but actual bad boats? Grief even the IMHO dreadful 5 Tonner still has its proponents...




Edited by JimC - 06 Mar 15 at 2:09pm

Originally posted by JimC Originally posted by SimonW99 its amazing that in the last 15 years it appears there has never been a bad boat tested ;-) Mind you compared to some of the rubbish that used to be about 30 or 40 years ago there probably *hasn't* been a bad boat tested... I can think of plenty of boats that haven't or wouldn't suit me suited me recently, but actual bad boats? Grief even the IMHO dreadful 5 Tonner still has its proponents...

Here's a fact - more car magazines are bought by people after making a purchase to retro-jsutify their buying decision ten before. Or perhaps that's another urban legend