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    Posted: 26 Nov 14 at 4:57pm
Calling the vendor would seem a reasonable move.
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Originally posted by iiitick

As we sat steaming in the clubhouse between races last Sunday we discussed alternatives to our Byte/Lightning/supernova fleet and the subject of D Zero came up. How does one attract a demonstrator to our club in deepest darkest Derbyshire?

I have dropped you a PM with some details on.
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If you do manage to sort something out, I might be interested in checking the Zero out.  No plans at all to buy one, but I would like to make my own assessment about whether it lives up to all the well meaning hype.

I think your club might be closer to home than ours!
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With the end of balancing the d-0 v aero nit picking. Would anyone liked comment on the videos winging its better half posted on Facebook of d-0s at grafham.
In particular the one of the uncontrolled capsize to windward going down wind.


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yep sure, guy fell over with too much pie on the rail.  

 Been there, done that... expect to do it again imminently.
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Originally posted by ds2

With the end of balancing the d-0 v aero nit picking. Would anyone liked comment on the videos winging its better half posted on Facebook of d-0s at grafham.
In particular the one of the uncontrolled capsize to windward going down wind.



Yeah it was a lot windier than it looked and he had too much sail out and too much twist (and not enough board down). Any SH will capsize like that in those conditions.
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It’s all been said on Facebook really. But happy to go over it again. It’s a mixture of the transition between running and running by the lee, a nasty gust and being in a the wrong position in the boat in my opinion. Quite funny actually. But it went over with a bit of a slap! I have always found the Zero really stable Downwind, thanks to the chine really it saves you a little bit of time with the over exuberant rolls.

BTW is any capsized controlled? They always seem uncontrolled when racing to me
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Originally posted by Null

They always seem uncontrolled when racing to me

Correct
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And the comments about the fact its so so easy to get into that in the end a sailor had to get in over the transom?
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Originally posted by ds2

And the comments about the fact its so so easy to get into that in the end a sailor had to get in over the transom?

I see we have a new troll to deal with. After this post nothing shall pass my keyboard.

That was his decision but I can attest, from personal experience, that you can get in over the side of a D-Zero very easily when in the water after the boat has righted.
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