Frankenboat - what's yours?

Originally posted by Cirrus A bit of bread on the surface is all it takes - and so quickly.

And it's turned into a Farr discussion already, must be really irritating..

Originally posted by Jack Sparrow Well, the above statement may present you with a dilemma given your current ride. Trapezing sends some of the weight of the helm down the mast. Whereas hiking does not. So you will have to make some tactical decisions on your 3.7 off the wind in a blow to avoid those mine entrances. Or find yourself a T Foil. For me, I've never had an issue with boats that go mining. In fact, for me, it is a positive. Sailing them is more fun, requires more skill and teaches your far more than a 16ft sled.

Hmm, so far and I've not wired offwind yet, but I've had it planing in waves and it seems perfectly well behaved, it's got a totally different rocker profile to the Blaze which came about during what appeared to be the "All boats should be skiffs like what Bethwaite makes" period.

Still too early to make a definitive judgement what with the fickle winds we've had round here of late, I've had all of five minutes above 8 knots and then I stacked it thanks to that cleat on the mainsheet engaging mid gybe.

Other than that like the Solution, it just feels like my friend, rather than a nasty little git trying to kick me in the nuts when I'm sailing it, so I'm sure we'll overcome, but probably not without some more swims.

Edited by iGRF - 09 May 18 at 11:46am

Well, the above statement may present you with a dilemma given your current ride. Trapezing sends some of the weight of the helm down the mast. Whereas hiking does not. So you will have to make some tactical decisions on your 3.7 off the wind in a blow to avoid those mine entrances. Or find yourself a T Foil. For me, I've never had an issue with boats that go mining. In fact, for me, it is a positive. Sailing them is more fun, requires more skill and teaches your far more than a 16ft sled.

Can't say I've found the Blaze to be particularly 'nosey' off wind in waves (well no more than any other unarig singlehander).

Edited by Cirrus - 09 May 18 at 9:19am