Devotti Single Hander

Originally posted by sten Cuben fibre finn sails are super light too around 1kg lighter for a finn sail, but didn't last very long, about 1 week so they didn't get very popular. it was a long time ago so the fabric may have improved? nice head tensioner how does it work? can you adjust it whilst sailing.

The original Cuben fibre was made from random scatter plan spectra
fibres laminated, it didn't last at all nor did it like being stitched through.

This new stuff appears to have a waft & weave pattern, very fine filament
can remember what weight we used, not the lightest the next one up.

I'm 18 months in, 4 races a night Tuesdays from when the clocks go
forward til lights out. a bit of shrinkage if anything, (the battens appear
stretched in their pockets when not rigged and I've used it overpowered a
bit of late (and been caned for my efforts), bloody expensive, it cost
£1200 although I'd guess a Finn sail would be cheaper..

The original plan was to route a line down the mast to adjust the head
tensioner (it really is only a light(ish) air thing and it supports pumping
action giving good return to centre. But the sail was so fast without doing
anything it didn't matter, what did become problematic was it was too
powerful over 12 kts, making it difficult for me to handle.

Edited by G.R.F.

Hello guys,

You can find more hi-res pictures of the D-One (shot in Torbole last week..) into my gallery:

Devoti D-One@Torbole

             

Edited by matbard

Well that looks fast....

Quote from a posting from Martin Wadhams, MD of RS Racing on another forum (the D1) ‘is a higher tech, higher production cost boat that will probably appeal to a different group of sailors’

 

I couldn’t have put it better myself!

 

The two boats are quite different and the RS will suit some sailors and the D-One will suit others.  It’s up to the sailor to determine which boat best suits his or her preferences and I am sure, now that the Yachting magazines are getting a chance to test sail these boats, much more input will be available against which to make the right personal decision. 

 

I am sure that RS will make a success of the RS100 in the same way that I have every confidence that the D-One will continue to succeed both in the UK and Internationally.

Originally posted by matbard Hello guys, You can find more hi-res pictures of the D-One (shot in Torbole last week..) into my gallery: Devoti D-One@Torbole

Evening with the benefit of a garda sunset it still looks pig ugly..

I'll stick with the phantom thanks..