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Alistair426 
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James, I sit corrected! |
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Guest
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Posted: 23 Feb 09 at 3:20pm |
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James is correct. The MPS was subject to a rigerous development project which I believe is the key to it's continued growth; a multinational team of people (including Devoti Sailing & Ovington Boats plus a number of other individuals and the designer) from Olympic sailing backgrounds with expertise in design, manufacture and development of sailing dinghies contributed, this did delay the proper launch of the boat but the great development phase means that the Musto can be sailed hard "out of the packet". Devoti Sailing build fantastic Finns that clean sweep the Olympics so I am sure this D-1 will be very intersting in the flesh; you can't really see much in that small video ... |
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Norbert
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Posted: 23 Feb 09 at 3:32pm |
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A more detailed video
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Rockhopper
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Posted: 23 Feb 09 at 3:36pm |
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i think i might ask for pair of them wings to bolt onto my vareo !!
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2004 national champ Laser5000 2007,2010,National Champ Rs Vareo |
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Rockhopper
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Posted: 23 Feb 09 at 3:56pm |
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well it would still look better than the devoti boat.i am sure that rs will now have a good look to see how the devotti boat has been made. still think if the wing were solid like the 300 would be the way to go |
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Retired now after 35 seasons in a row and time for a rest.
2004 national champ Laser5000 2007,2010,National Champ Rs Vareo |
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Norbert
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Posted: 23 Feb 09 at 3:58pm |
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I dunno, perversely it's starting to grow on me. The racks appear to give real depth to the cockpit and hiking position... Frank Bethwaite's milk bottle crate height that he felt was important to comfort.
The mast hole seems a long way forward compared to contemporary boats, more finn position than blaze/EPS. The circular mainsheet track is in front of the park benches. Hmmm, could turn out to be a triumph of function over style  
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Rockhopper
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Posted: 23 Feb 09 at 4:01pm |
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being that far forward with a big sea behind you i would think it would be good for a few pitch poles i think that mast is as far forward as a 300 which as everone knows can nose dive quite well
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robinft
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Posted: 23 Feb 09 at 4:02pm |
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Me too. Probably the best reason to visit the Dinghy Show?
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Dan Vincent
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Posted: 23 Feb 09 at 4:09pm |
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It will be interesting to see what price the D-1is eventually sold for. The screenshots may be misleading, as the eventual spec may differ, but it is diffcult to see how these could retail for less than an MPS. This one appears to be using MPS Foils, and stock, similar size hull with more mouldings, expensive track. Presumably a 3 part carbon mast will cost a similar amount to the MPS 3 part carbon mast etc. The sails will be a bit smaller, but that won't make much difference. OK you save on trapeze wires, but then they have to be fitted with toestraps. All of this comes at a time when the Euro/ £ excahnge rate is at an all time low. I am surprised they are coming to the Dinghy Show, they will probably have more look in Europe. I hope they succeed (sort of), but I think the odds may be stacked against them in the UK at least.
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Posted: 23 Feb 09 at 4:10pm |
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I think the Finn does pretty well with a forward mast; no doubt it has a lot to do with the bow shape and the size of the helm; I suspect this is a big (read heavy) boys boat ... |
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