Devotti Single Hander

Originally posted by Lukepiewalker I don't think anyone is saying older folk can't trapeze, just that for various reasons many of them don't want to.

This boat isn't going to help that problem, as Italian Finn/Star veteran Silvio Santoni so eloquently shows us here....

Originally posted by Daniel Holman Originally posted by rodney <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ="Msonormal"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>If you think that the D-One is ugly then remember that some ugly people are great in bed (so I’m told).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Rodney - Suntouched Sailboats Whilst I admire the sentiment, use of metaphor etc, and certainly it is often the case (in my experience at least..) that less physically attractive people are easier to love because of sparkling personalities or highly developed bedroom skills that mitigate their aesthetic shortcomings. To continue the analogy, and call me or the others here superficial, but it still holds true that nobody likes to be seen in public with an ugly heffer. Especially when one is paying money for the privilege! Anyway function should always lead fashion, but it should be easy enough to make something easy on the eye within the D-One's requirements. Racing dinghies are not human, or even animal, so do not swing from the umbilical noose of their inherted DNA or an unfortunate fondness for beer and curry. Sorry, couldn't resist. I reckon it looks highly capable and a great boat to sail.

So what are you saying then?

If you woke up next to a D-One would you gnaw through your arm rather
than wake it?

Originally posted by English Dave Perhaps it was claiming that the Porche 911 is the fastest non-trap single-hander around. We'd know for sure if James May had used one instead of that Triumph Herald.

You know you might have something there, the German...Erhum... 'peoples car' was designed to float. I presume Mr Ferdinand will have continued this inspired design feature, conjured up by his then leader. Impressively future proofing the 911 for this very situation.

 

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So what are you saying then?

If you woke up next to a D-One would you gnaw through your arm rather
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Something like that. Which isn't to say that I wouldn't have had the time of my life and doubtless pick up a few tricks. Just that at least partial inebriation, as well as a dimmer switch turned down very, very low would be needed to make the union a palatable one in the first place.

I am starting to think that the devoti might be a bit "mid life crisis" for me, a very well designed mid life crisis I have to admit, with padded seats to nurse the tired backs of its helm who decided the RS 100 looked a bit too wet and uncomfortable. 

I am worried that aswell as getting a nosebleed from being so high up on those bench/wings a lot of the sensation of speed would be lost from being so high.

I am still open to the idea if it does sail a lot better than the 100 but cant get over how tubby it looks  which makes it look heavy even though isnt really.