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Originally posted by timnoyce

notice anything similar....?

I wonder where they all got the idea from (2003photo...)

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I don't see your point Jim, neither Atom Bom or the Skiff have wooden decks
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Originally posted by JimC

Originally posted by timnoyce

notice anything similar....?

I wonder where they all got the idea from (2003photo...)

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Funny I don't see much similarity between a 29er rig and what Will and
Kevin are doing, what do you mean Jim?
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Originally posted by combat wombat

Umm... its not going to be slower than a 49er. 

Trust me, when it comes to skiffs the 49er isn't that extreme, especially when you see the beam of this one (its roughly the same as an 18 footer). 


It's 13 feet long and 14 feet wide?
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That's dam wide for a 13 footer.  

 

But in the old days Chris, the 18 footers were 28 foot across

 

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Back in the day!

And I thought that the 18 I'm sailing is extreme, but at 14 ft beam the Murray's don't really compare.   The B18's really were ridiculous, no wonder they spent a large proportion of their time upside down...
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Originally posted by CT249



It's 13 feet long and 14 feet wide?


It is similar proportions - so not as wide, but it looks like one.
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Originally posted by combat wombat

The B18's really were ridiculous,
no wonder they spent a large proportion of their time upside down...


What on earth makes you think that. Uposide down loses races. I also think you're getting confused about 18footer versions. The really wide ones were the GP 18s.
A B18 is a Bethwaite design, much more moderate, after the costs of the GP era had left the class in a somewhat difficult state...

Chris has a good post on the subject in this thread:
http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2 159&PN=1&TPN=4

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woah!  Only exaggerating for effect Jim, I don't actually think they spent more time capsized than they did upright. 

True I am confused about the 18 footer designs though, I always thought the wide ones were the B18's. 
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