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    Posted: 05 Feb 22 at 5:49pm
Could be a whole new world of 'alternative' sails.
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Originally posted by Grumpycat

A phishing pic of it posted on a other forum a few months ago 

Might just be the picture but looks like they have copied more than the full battens from the solo. That looks very sit in, lots of freeboard. I’m not seeing 30kg
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Originally posted by JimC

They appear to have reworked their website! I edited the link for another page, but I wonder how long that will last.

Thanks, still working but, maybe my dyslexia, CAPITALISED PORTSTAR Just looks like PORNSTAR to me 
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All the links from that page are throwing up 404s though
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Originally posted by Do Different

I guess not all FB rigs are created equal. My observations are that on a mono rig they can me testing to tack; early Blazes and present Supanova, possibly Solos being a little heavier carry more way through manoeuvres. Experience with my Buzz years ago was very pleasant but that had a jib to help balance and power away from a tack. I did like on the Buzz how the last few inches of fully hard mainsheet could play the twist. 

I suspect the big difference with a Solo sail is that if it gives you too much  grief, you buy the next one from a different loft.
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My experience of a Solo was that the battens were so sloppy thin, the rig felt like an old soft thing anyway, I certainly didn't expereince that constant drive, like you get with the Supersofa rig and the FB EPS and I imagine the early Blaze sail.
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Back in my IC days the fully battened sail loves to drive. It was a few years of swimming before I met John Ellis. First words he ever said to me was pull on the Cunningham before you tack, game changer
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Originally posted by tink

Originally posted by Grumpycat

A phishing pic of it posted on a other forum a few months ago 

Might just be the picture but looks like they have copied more than the full battens from the solo. That looks very sit in, lots of freeboard. I’m not seeing 30kg

I agree. There is a lot of mass in this boat . It’s longer than the aero with a lot more freeboard. It’s going to need a high tech build method to get near that 30kg. ( On the other hand it’s not like other LP boats real weight has been a little more than the quoted weight is it lol ) .
Tbh as long as is it’s in the 35 to 45kg range it’s not really that important. It’s more important how it sails . 
To me it looks like a dog, but it might be a dog that sails like a dream, time will tell.
I am really looking forward to the first reports from people that have actually sailed it . Smile


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Given how fragile the Aero is I'd expect that to be closer to L@ser weight than Aero weight or it'll be way to breakable...
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I must be missing something, that photo is the Hull for the EPS? Looks more like a 2000.
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