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Originally posted by Prince Buster Nothing against the vortex but it's just quite obvious that it ISN'T a monohull.....it has TWO hulls, making it a CATAMARAN!  I don't care how the RYA classify it - the RYA are wrong!  A catamaran has two hulls, joined together by some sort of material.  The Vortex.....has.....two hulls......joined together.......by material in the middle!!!!!

I agree, it may be one solid hull and may be sailed like a monohull but it has an air gap down the centreline when under normal sailing conditions and is therefore a cat!

That said it probibly should be considered alongside the 700 and MPS for the sake of this argument.

The swift also deserves a mention but it isnt really a consideration for most people in this country.

The Voodoo... Stunning looking bit of kit and im sure they'll sell some to the yanks but I wouldnt spend my hard-earned on one...

Originally posted by Strawberry Originally posted by Prince Buster Nothing against the vortex but it's just quite obvious that it ISN'T a monohull.....it has TWO hulls, making it a CATAMARAN!  I don't care how the RYA classify it - the RYA are wrong!  A catamaran has two hulls, joined together by some sort of material.  The Vortex.....has.....two hulls......joined together.......by material in the middle!!!!! I think this is the first time I agree with you! It has 4 waterlines and the pivot is not inline with the mast therefore it is a catamaran. End of...

Well......thats me told then...

Anyway.

However you classify the boat, as a high performance singlehander to move on to from something like a laser the vortex makes a lot of sense. Fast boat, relatively easy to master the basics but plenty to keep you interested getting it to go well, friendly class etc etc

Have a look at the website www.laservortex.org   Plenty of test sails available.

Give it a try....you might enjoy it!  

Originally posted by IC 018 Fairly similar to the Australian Arrow 'Catamaran' (yep, it's a cat). Meanwhile, back to International Canoes.... (or modified ones with extra working sail and wings)

Actually nothing like it!

Arrow much more like a Dart (or Sprint??) 15. Two seperate hulls joined by cross beams.....and no spinni...

Anyway...back to ICs