NS14 - Are they Good?

   I haven't actually sailed one but they look good on the water. They are pretty efficent and ideally suited to enclosed waters as there is no trapeze or spinnaker.
In the right wind conditions they are amazingly fast upwind - they aren't as quick downwind due to the relatively small sail area. They don't seem to be too tippy from what I have seen. Good for a husband and wife team - as long as they aren't too "big boned"

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swiftsolo.org Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 14 Jul 05 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 101	Post Options Post Reply Quote swiftsolo.org Report Post Quote Reply Topic: NS14 - Are they Good? Posted: 29 Mar 06 at 6:07am
	I haven't actually sailed one but they look good on the water. They are pretty efficent and ideally suited to enclosed waters as there is no trapeze or spinnaker. In the right wind conditions they are amazingly fast upwind - they aren't as quick downwind due to the relatively small sail area. They don't seem to be too tippy from what I have seen. Good for a husband and wife team - as long as they aren't too "big boned"
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Chew my RS Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 05 Oct 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 790	Post Options Post Reply Quote Chew my RS Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 28 Mar 06 at 3:17pm
	Yeah, the Tasar is an overgrown NS14 based on 70's state of the art. It's longer with bigger sails, as the NS at the time was tending to be sailed by very lightweight teams. I understand that the more powerful modern NS rigs have moved the optimum crew weight back up to roughly the same as the Tasar's. Thirty years of further development must make the NS fairly decent.

tack'ho Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 08 Feb 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1100	Post Options Post Reply Quote tack'ho Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 28 Mar 06 at 2:51pm
	I seem to recall the tasar is the offspring of the NS14 check out the links through the Tasar website. Or look on the bethwaite site.
	I might be sailing it, but it's still sh**e!

Chew my RS Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 05 Oct 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 790	Post Options Post Reply Quote Chew my RS Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 28 Mar 06 at 2:07pm
	Does anyone have any experience of sailing NS14s? What are they like to sail, compared say, to a RS200/400 or Tasar? They look pretty cool and are undoubtedly efficient, but are they difficult/twitchy? I imagine that the narrow waterline and unique rig may make them tippy. I have been designing one for fun and may try to get it built over the winter, so any thoughts gratefully received. I am toying with the idea of a swing-rig style set up i.e taking the boom forward of the mast so that the jib tack swings to windward. I know we don't need any new classes in the UK, but I think they look more interesting than N12s - and cheaper than Merlins.