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    Posted: 21 May 14 at 4:31pm
Agreed, I am happy with the two colours for the time being.  in this day an age there is no need for it.  With the quality of the wraps nowadays. You can have exactly what you want for very little money and when you get bored.  Hair dryer out and rip it off
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are there photos of the colours?
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Post Options Post Options   Quote Null Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 May 14 at 9:57pm
Earlier in the thread Simon, only subtle difference between the two on offer to be honest.
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On another thread there was mention of the low boom on the D-Zero. This is not the experience to date and I can only guess that this applied to only one of our three demo boats and was using a temporary halyard. The boats were rigged in heavy rain and, unfortunately, Sue and I were unable to be there leaving a depleted team to handle boat preparation as well as supporting those looking for a sail in a D-Zero.

Interestingly we had a giant (about 6' 5" and around 110 Kgs) sailing the boat at Hayling and he loved it. He didn't find the boom too low and when sailing against two other very capable sailors (one being Dan himself) he was not lacking speed in the 10-15 knot winds.
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Charlie



Dan



Tim



Charlie again

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Post Options Post Options   Quote timeintheboat Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 May 14 at 5:49pm
Whichever way you look at it - it is a fabulous piece of kit.
Like some other things - sailing is more enjoyable when you do it with someone else
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Er that charlie? What's he got on his head?
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Originally posted by iGRF

Er that charlie? What's he got on his head?


Looks like a Little Hawk Mk2 Wind Indicator - elastic mounting close to gooseneck

Er! Actually I am more worried about what he has on his chin! When I first met him that was impossible and he was already sailing a Finn

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Post Options Post Options   Quote iitick Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 May 14 at 6:52pm
Having never see this very pretty boat in the flesh, how is the hull molding joined to the deck molding?
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Post Options Post Options   Quote Guests Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 May 14 at 11:32pm
I took one out at Oxford on Sunday in 15-20kts and loved it. Really easy to sail, and utterly delightful. The rig is genuinely great, amazingly low loads on the main to go block to block and the controls were all very effective and well sorted. And the hull is fab, so narrow at the bow but perfectly stable and it feels small, like you're the boss of it rather than a passenger, but carried my 90kg no problem. Very simple but very well engineered.
Like a Laser but with Finn quality.

A big thumbs up from me!
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