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    Posted: 14 Jul 17 at 6:38pm
Honestly chaps, describing the Phantom as "not that great" in light conditions is hardly worth that many off topic posts is it? Admittedly it was already completely OT anyway but still. Every boat is a compromise, and the list of boats that could fairly be described as not that great in one set of conditions or another is a pretty long one.
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Well the forum is pretty quiet these days, so not much to comment on.

Plus forums will be pretty dull places if we couldn't go off topic (just like any other conversation really).

In another popular sailing forum, the most popular thread is called "Drift a Thread", currently at 11,390 replies and 82k views. Maybe we need one of those here.
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Originally posted by 423zero

is there a modern dinghy to match ??


I wonder, what's the Aero like in a drifter?
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"I wonder, what's the Aero like in a drifter?"

Compared to a British Moth?  Wink
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It'll be fantastic but only with a 5 year old at the helm......
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Originally posted by Do Different

"I wonder, what's the Aero like in a drifter?"

Compared to a British Moth?  Wink


The aero is good in light winds but no where near as good as a British moth in a drifter on our small puddle. 
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I agree that the hadron looks comfortable and nice to sail in all winds but then it's not really a new design is it? It's the same hull as a Merlin in all but name
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So the Hadron, nice to sail in all winds, comfortable and looks good, but not new?

A massive generalisation but to my mind "new" boats either go down the route of working very well in a narrow set of conditions or look a lot like old boats and work quite well over a broad range.

Anecdotally some time back I remember a  mate coming home from a 505 event held in a F5/6 and telling me of a conversation with the Race Team "we knew you'd be no bother, L4000s in the same were a right pain" I suspect the 50s would have also coped with a F2 better.
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Well yes, but put brutally the 505 just isn't fast enough - in relation to its size - to get into that much trouble.
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I can see the Merlin thing, but first boat I thought of was Express.
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