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    Posted: 21 Apr 16 at 5:19pm
http://www.zensailstyle.com/indexEng.html

Some interesting ideas, and also some very unconventional ones. Don't know that I've ever seen a flush decked dinghy with bulwarks, and the hull shape is certainly different.

Think this one qualifies as sufficiently alien to my experience that its safer not to comment!

Edited by JimC - 21 Apr 16 at 5:22pm
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Woggles on the gunwales to sit on, too.
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Certainly a bit of very good looking bit of Italian design, but difficult to assess just how good it would be to sail. Not sure how good sitting out would be even with the padded bits in some photos.
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I guess there has to be some features of merit in it for someone.

BUT. Sitting upright in that flat deck straight leg position would knack my lower back in no time and I would think it would take two men an' a boy to rotate it from inverted. 

BTW if we had a summer the sunbathing aft deck could be nice.  Cool
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Has it really got pub carpet glued on the deck?
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Originally posted by PeterG

Certainly a bit of very good looking bit of Italian design


As Jeremy Clarkson quipped about the Italian police "its how you look and not about directing the traffic"

If they can be bothered, the Italians do have an unerring ability to do great design.  Throw in superb engineering and that heady mix probably explains why many of my £s have gone into buying Alfas. 

Thanks Jim, I'll have a better look at the info later.
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You certainly can't call it derivative, looks striking and is reasonably priced I think but as a dinghy to sail and use I would say that it could well be all fur coat and no knickers
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Originally posted by boatshed

Originally posted by PeterG

Certainly a bit of very good looking bit of Italian design


As Jeremy Clarkson quipped about the Italian police "its how you look and not about directing the traffic"

If they can be bothered, the Italians do have an unerring ability to do great design.  Throw in superb engineering and that heady mix probably explains why many of my £s have gone into buying Alfas. 

Thanks Jim, I'll have a better look at the info later.

I bought an Alfa yesterday, pick it up tomorrow.
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Originally posted by Daniel Holman

You certainly can't call it derivative, looks striking and is reasonably priced I think but as a dinghy to sail and use I would say that it could well be all fur coat and no knickers

It has no kicker?
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Originally posted by iiiiticki

Originally posted by Daniel Holman

You certainly can't call it derivative, looks striking and is reasonably priced I think but as a dinghy to sail and use I would say that it could well be all fur coat and no knickers

It has no kicker?


Who gives a feck about that?  Its about posing and attracting the girls at the Italian lakes.   Obvs not for  a cold, British reservoir.
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