mx rays

I think Jack Sparrow has one??

Why did they not take off?   They seem far more entertaining than say an RS Vareo?????

 

 

The general consensus from earlier threads was that the boat was too far ahead of it's time, in design and performance. I personally thought it was a bit of a pain to rig and de-rig and simple things like cleats angled wrongly made the boat harder to use. Also the upwind speed was not that great, but it certainly makes up for it downwind.

The cams on the pocket luff can be an arse sometimes. I've moded mine
with velco straps and a hole in the luff pocket.

There's nothing wrong with where fittings are.

Going up wind it's about as fast to the mark as other hiking boats of
similar size although you are best going for speed rather than pinching as
the foils stall easy. Hence you get there at the same time having traveled
slightly further.

The Hull shape is mega. Very narrow but still reasonable stable because
of low freeboard and wing shape.

But it isn't the best boat in chop. Low freeboard and flexiable rig means it
is difficult to get it going unless it is windy. And sometime the waves can
drag out the kite if you don't keep it totaly flat.


BUT OFF WIND IT IS TOTALLY MENTAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Oh and make sure you back stay the mast with the main sheet tension off
wind. But you have so much apparent most of the time the mains in hard
anyway.