Out95

it kinda reminds me of this dinghy.


and just thought id put one of julian bethwaits crazy designs a libra class c.

http://www.bethwaite.com/gal-4426,9773,1.html
(look at the link really weird)



Edited by feva_sailor

which sailing club?

I was lucky enough to go for the first sail on the beast (you might have
noticed a Pawson involvement in the project - that's my brother, so
although I was sworn to secrecy I did get a sneak preview).

The oddest experience was leaving the dock feeling completely unsure
how it would behave, was this a Moth or a yacht? Were we going to be
swimming - I put my phone in a drybag just in case (I know I should have
had more faith!)... without the sails up the boat sits on one wing - first
impression is that it's twitchy, but flip it onto one wing or another and it
will happily sit there, and once you get a feel for it sailing, it's just like
balancing any boat - except it's more obvious when you have it at the
wrong angle.

How would I describe it? A cross between a 49er and a Mumm 30 with a
bit of VX40 thrown in is the closest I can get - the hull is so light it's
amazingly responsive to body weight - even mine at 58kg. Personally I
really felt like I wanted a trapeze to be able to move in and out of the
boat as I would on an RS800 or something, and I am looking forward to
trying it in trapeze mode when the boat hits the water again for the new
season. On a couple of gusts the whole boat really took off, slicing
through the waves... very quiet and like nothing I have sailed before. At
one point 'Ericsson' sailed past us and it was as though a naked blonde
had walked past, heads turned and followed our progress and you could
see them thinking, 'What the ****?!' The photos only tell half the story - if
you saw it in Southampton Water you'll know what I mean.

What else? Oh yes, the wings? If you get the timing wrong with reacting to
the gusts they hit the water and it does slow down, but it doesn't stop
dead ... keeping the thing going fast is about good crew work, just as in a
skiff.

I know this project has been under development for years, and it's been
really tough not to be able to write about it. We'll be running a full piece
in Y&Y in the next few months.

i think it looks cool. also i think their right about the wings not being too much drag in the water. i am only ignorant. please dont hurt me.

Just to clear it up the name apparently (sorry if someone has already saild this) means outside 9 to 5 (office hours)