Dinghys with keels

   Yes, that's what I was thinking, Ultra 30s and their ilk being an extreme case in one direction. It was a reference to the VX-One and looking at the Yachting World video review that set me thinking today. Just a skiff with a bit of lead in the daggerboard by the looks of it.

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Sam.Spoons Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 07 Mar 12 Location: Manchester UK Online Status: Offline Posts: 3401	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sam.Spoons Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Dinghys with keels Posted: 18 Jan 17 at 12:08pm
	Yes, that's what I was thinking, Ultra 30s and their ilk being an extreme case in one direction. It was a reference to the VX-One and looking at the Yachting World video review that set me thinking today. Just a skiff with a bit of lead in the daggerboard by the looks of it.

zippyRN Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 14 Sep 06 Online Status: Offline Posts: 437	Post Options Post Reply Quote zippyRN Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 18 Jan 17 at 11:51am
	i think you've recognised the funamentals of it if you look at Uffa's smaller 'Flying' boats , the 15 being the best known they are dinghys with keels , ditto something like the Tempest ... I suppose there is a line to be drawn with regard to whether the boat is hiked ( or trapezed) or whether it has guard rails / wires and the windward side self moving ballast sits facing outwards ...

Sam.Spoons Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 07 Mar 12 Location: Manchester UK Online Status: Offline Posts: 3401	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sam.Spoons Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 18 Jan 17 at 9:42am
	Not sure where to put this one but I was watching the 2.4s training on Sunday in 15-20 knots and thinking about Eric Twiname's classic bit of dinghy advice about sailing the boat flat. Obviously the 2.4 is a full on keelboat so I assume the hull form is designed to sail well at 45º+ of heel. Dinghies are designed to be most efficient with less than, say, 5-10º heel. So what about 'dinghy keelboats' like the VXOne (and bigger 'sports boats' like the Melges 24 et al). I guess their hull shapes cover the spectrum from VXOne (pure dinghy hull, hiked like a dinghy, best sailed flat) and optimised for increasing angles of heel as they get bigger and crew weight becomes a smaller percentage of the whole?