Ronstan SK4

   Has anyone else seen this sailing at Stokes Bay?

length: 13ft
Main/Jib: 17sqm
Kite: 30sqm
This boat is insane, at first it looks similar to a i14/12ft skiff but it not! The hull is at least a metre wide and then it has at least 60cm racks on each side. The boat weighs 45kgs and has a t-foil on the rudder. 
Its quick too, on sunday it was going as quick as a 49er going as quick as it could go and it still had more speed left in it. This was in 12-14knots of breeze when 49ers are not exactly slow.
Apprently it is going to be a one design and should cost about 9000.

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Skiffman Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Far too distracted from work Joined: 27 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 291	Post Options Post Reply Quote Skiffman Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Ronstan SK4 Posted: 26 Sep 06 at 3:04pm
	Has anyone else seen this sailing at Stokes Bay? length: 13ft Main/Jib: 17sqm Kite: 30sqm This boat is insane, at first it looks similar to a i14/12ft skiff but it not! The hull is at least a metre wide and then it has at least 60cm racks on each side. The boat weighs 45kgs and has a t-foil on the rudder. Its quick too, on sunday it was going as quick as a 49er going as quick as it could go and it still had more speed left in it. This was in 12-14knots of breeze when 49ers are not exactly slow. Apprently it is going to be a one design and should cost about 9000.
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29er397 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 02 Feb 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 505	Post Options Post Reply Quote 29er397 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Sep 06 at 4:59pm
	It has some damn sexy sails on it! (if sails can be described as sexy)
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m_liddell Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 27 May 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 583	Post Options Post Reply Quote m_liddell Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Sep 06 at 5:20pm
	Looks awesome

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	i want a go. ive seen it in another thread, it looked wider than you say.
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	as for can sails be called sexy Yes !

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	Ive often dreamed of having a huge pair of hooters on my kite lol
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	I want a burberry kite - that would be thoroughly amusing to see pop up mid fleet...
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	Looks awsome
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	notice anything similar....?
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Paramedic Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 27 Jan 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 929	Post Options Post Reply Quote Paramedic Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Sep 06 at 7:41pm
	At £9k it's hardly going to trouble the Cherubs, in fact it might be a good for the class in the long term. Hard to see what the point of the boat is though when you have the Cherub, 29er(xx) and 12" skiff all competing for a limited number of people.