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    Posted: 31 Mar 09 at 9:53pm
Looking at the Stealth I'm not sure that it offers much more than the Mx-ray. Both Laser pace upwind and very quick down...
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Originally posted by Smight at BBSC

Originally posted by Ross

Except it would be a lot shorter than a IC. 14 is too
long, 12 is slow in light winds with that little rag and
so 13 foot is a good compromise.


Why is 14 too long? Surely 14ft a better compromise overall?  


14ft is too long because he sails a Cherub ... Its only the talented ones that don't need to take their shoes off and count using their toes!


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Adding a foot to a boat makes a big difference. Adding
two foot is a huge difference. Length detracts from
responsiveness, but short length reduces speed when
displacement sailing. It also reduces wetted surface
area when planing and will plane sooner. T-foils affect
this a lot but 200's get away with it, as do N12's*. A lot of boat designing is about compromising. I think 13
feet is fairly middle of the road in terms of being
crazy and not being crazy enough.

* I don't know about this recent N12 t-foil thing and
how it's working out. It's certainly worked for the
Cherubs.


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Mx Ray certainly isn't laser speed upwind. Think topper and you'll be closer.

By all accounts the Stealth is only laser VMG in <8 and >15 kts DDW as well.

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Originally posted by Daniel Holman

Mx Ray certainly isn't laser speed upwind. Think topper and you'll be closer.

By all accounts the Stealth is only laser VMG in <8 and >15 kts DDW as well.

It really goes to show how good the Laser design actually was, that people are having trouble designing averagely easy boats to sail that will go faster, despite the Laser's mast and sail combo.
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My sources tell me that in the light of fairly overwhelming dislike of many D-One features criticised since it was launched to we the public, Mr Devoti has commissioned an urgent and comprehensive redesign:

  • Hull to be redrawn by Joachim Harrprecht
  • Solid wings to be replace by racks
  • Trapeze to replace hiking
  • Rig to be stayed

Hopefully this stillborn ugly duckling will be reborn as a swan.



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Cheers Peaky, Can't believe i got done... b**tards



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Apparently its an April fools TT
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Looks like an April Fool thing to me
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