Cirrus Icon Development

Originally posted by blaze720   is highly regarded by the few top sailors who have given feedback in the past 3 months on the finished article.

I think it's a cracking boat too (no pun intended!), wish I'd had longer in it.

ps.  I really like the Icon and I really don't like the current economic climate, which is stopping me from having a test sail and thinking seriously about buying one.

I'll also admit to liking Ent's, N12's, Tasar's and even enjoyed sailing a Firefly a couple of times... the great pleasures of two-handed, two-sailed, dinghies are much under-rated in the current era of bow-up-must-have-an-assymetric-or-it's-boring "thinking"

I missed a trick not getting icon into the Y&Y RCR this year, and badly need to update the website (now, what's the password?). I guess I've been too busy sailing! But next season looks good, so there should be plenty to report. Do feel free to come for a sail anytime Getafix (and anyone else). I think what is hard to tell from just looking at pictures is that it is not just a good two sail boat, but a good hiking boat full stop. And the more people who experience that for themselves and spread the word, the better!

As to the uncertainty about whether it was a class in 2011, I guess you could say that makes it more Schrodinger's cat than dead cat!

Surely a class can only exist if two boats have raced against each other. Until that is achieved the concept is a whim not a class.

... shame really Mike, as the wind gods have fecked off too... the Icon would have cleaned up!