Tek-Kat
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Category: Dinghy classes
Forum Name: Dinghy development
Forum Discription: The latest moves in the dinghy market
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Topic: Tek-Kat
Posted By: Wave Rider
Subject: Tek-Kat
Date Posted: 15 Sep 07 at 10:24pm
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Anyone see it at the boat show? I mean, WOW, what a cat ... I know this is dinghy development but it did look a beast. Franko
Anyone seen it in action at weston ? ------------- -[Franko]- Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club RS600 933 |
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Posted By: Villan
Date Posted: 15 Sep 07 at 10:41pm
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Any more info for those of us NOT going to the boatshow?
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Posted By: Scooby_simon
Date Posted: 16 Sep 07 at 1:37am
They broke the Stick at Nessie, Have they go a new one already ? ------------- Wanna learn to Ski - PM me.. |
Posted By: MattK
Date Posted: 16 Sep 07 at 6:57am
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There was a picture in favourite photos thread of it, but i will get some more
as i am going to the show today. |
Posted By: mike ellis
Date Posted: 16 Sep 07 at 9:58am
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saw it at weston once and looked amazingly quick, even when there was hardly any wind. ------------- 600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it. Also International 14, 1318 |
Posted By: Wave Rider
Date Posted: 16 Sep 07 at 5:53pm
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Yeah, it actually looks stupidly fast. http://www.tek-kat.co.uk - www.tek-kat.co.uk I want it.
------------- -[Franko]- Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club RS600 933 |
Posted By: MattK
Date Posted: 16 Sep 07 at 9:35pm
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At the boat show today got a few pics which can be seen on my
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kiddle/sets/72157602036659690/ - Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/kiddle/sets/72157602036659690/ Spoke to the guys on the stand and they said so far they have had 23 knots out of her, but have not sailed in all of the wind range and have got 13 to 14 knots upwind in 12 knots true so far. Optimum crew weight is 190kg and the boat itself all up weighs 190kg although they intend the production one to be 160kg. All other details can be viewed on their website. Hope this info is of use to those not able to attend the show. |
Posted By: catmandoo
Date Posted: 17 Sep 07 at 10:38am
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want one !
anyone weighing in at 75Kgs and with spare £20 K wanting to crew
Good Luck to the Tek Kat team it is an exciting project and I hope it gets off the ground when into production .
Hope they consider some wings on its rudders , with an 11m mast they may come in handy at next Loch Ness . ------------- |
Posted By: Prince Buster
Date Posted: 17 Sep 07 at 4:52pm
Pusing the boundaries of cat sailing once more - looks awesome
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Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 17 Sep 07 at 6:44pm
| what is the tack of the kite attached to? There appears to be no pole, with lines running to each bow? |
Posted By: MattK
Date Posted: 17 Sep 07 at 7:22pm
Yes it uses lines, which you can see roughly in this picture
There is a line on each hull, each are secured at the bow, run through a block on the tack and back to a block on the bow and are lead back. So as the kite comes out of the chute tension can be put onto the ropes to hold the tack central. More detail of the chute and bow block system in these photographs. 
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Posted By: andy_cherub
Date Posted: 20 Sep 07 at 3:11pm
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Seen it sailing - GOOOD GOD its fast!! I used to sail an A class yrs ago - and to see the F20's hammering it down the solent, then this just thundering up from behind and belting past makes me want to get back into cats!! Its a gorgeous beast! & take my hat off to the guys. But think ill stay skiff for the time being ------------- -12ft skiff, Team 'CST Composites' -Many thanks goes out to all of my sponsors. Ignore my user name, my views are of a 12ft skiff |
Posted By: Stuart O
Date Posted: 23 Sep 07 at 8:31am
| You will see the error of your ways soon.... Come back to the dark side and fly a hull. |
Posted By: andy_cherub
Date Posted: 23 Sep 07 at 8:57am
haha, I do fly a hull - but its just the one that gets airbourne  ------------- -12ft skiff, Team 'CST Composites' -Many thanks goes out to all of my sponsors. Ignore my user name, my views are of a 12ft skiff |
Posted By: mike ellis
Date Posted: 23 Sep 07 at 6:22pm
had a nosy at the boat show... now i REALLY want one ------------- 600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it. Also International 14, 1318 |
Posted By: Stuart O
Date Posted: 24 Sep 07 at 3:35pm
| Good news is that there was a lot of interest in the boat and they have sold one with plenty of interest in a few more. |
Posted By: Scooby_simon
Date Posted: 24 Sep 07 at 5:25pm
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Oooooh, do you know where it is going ? ------------- Wanna learn to Ski - PM me.. |