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    Posted: 14 Aug 14 at 6:31pm
Oh, in that case there's four windsurf boards which get ahead of any dinghy on my list... Plus a Finn.

witchcraft chakra 105L - own one
Kona Carb-One longboard - own one
Witchcraft Ouija 118L - can't afford one right now
Custom built Mistral Pan-Am longboard replica, in carbon / dyneema with an RS:X track - definitely can't afford one right now

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Windsurfing is a different sport with a whole different set of skills.

I just don't get why people segregate multihulls, monohulls etc. but perhaps that's because I sail at a club that allows all boats to be sailed against each other and we aren't constrained by stupid decisions made by water board bureaucrats.

No cats appeared on my top five even though I have sailed a fair few, but the closest cat to my top 5 would be the A-class. Having sailed around with Nigel Lovett for many years I have always been impressed by the design evolution and the technology improvements, although Im not a fan of them moving towards full foiling which is one of the reasons it doesn't quite get into the top 5.

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Originally posted by craiggo

Windsurfing is a different sport with a whole different set of skills.


A view I wouldn't disagree with personally, however ISAF still does.
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Having watched the techno worlds, I'd disagree completely.

Around the racecourse I would suggest they're closer to skiffs and cats than a lot of 'dinghies' are.
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Yes, but what happens at 18 when they all stop racing technos?

Course racing windsurfing Is more pollaxed than dinghy racing ;-)

Kids do spelling bees too.... Don't see that in the Olympics.

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They've just introduced a Techno Plus class - same board but with 8.5 rig and no age limit - with the intention of giving the older ones who don't want to go full on with the RS:X somewhere to go.

It's early days but seemed well received at Brest.
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In my book if it hasn't got bunks and you don't have to hold the mast up yourself its a dinghy.  Doesn't matter how many hulls or if it sits on foils.
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Originally posted by GarethT

They've just introduced a Techno Plus class - same board but with 8.5 rig and no age limit - with the intention of giving the older ones who don't want to go full on with the RS:X somewhere to go.

It's early days but seemed well received at Brest.


That's an interesting development- cheers Gareth.
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I cannot bring myself to put numbers against them, so in no particular order:

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