D-Zero

All these D Zeros being ordered is impressive. However there have been almost 30 Supernova's built in the last 12 months, there where 18 boats at Combs on Saturday and 28 at Carsington on Sunday. At present there are 56 pre-entries for the Nationals at Aberdovey.....(where?). 

The Supernova is a cracking boat, and the new ones are very impressive to look at.  

p.s. Aberdovery.... damn fine location for windsurfing, I must visit one day.

The Supernova has probably done a good job at picking up all those who have grown dissatisfied with the Laser for what ever reason ... and what other options were there ???

I used to race against a Supernova regularly and have done the odd race in one myself before my pal swapped it for a Phantom and now the other guy has swapped his for a Streaker.

The time I raced it was a while back and tbh I found it a bit boring, not much to do so to speak, but then I was a bit younger and fitter, I can't imagine why anyone would force it onto kids, they should ring childline, its tantamount to abuse.

But as an alternate to the Solo, the new one with it's wash through hull you would think would be an obviously superior choice, but the sail is fixed isn't it? So you have no option but to use the one it comes with and I gather it can be a bit of a handful in an irons inducing manner, not experienced it myself but then I've never sailed one in much of a breeze.

It's a nice looking hull shape though, somebody told me once it's a cut down five oh, then again someone told me the Blaze was a cut down I14, there's lots of myth in the boat park.