GRF's rig school

The mystery is how he manages to find enough time away from a keyboard to fit any actual sailing in!

Keyboard 'fluency' is often considered an after dark activity. 

Originally posted by I luv Wight With a bit of intelligent stringing, you can make a wibbly stick keep straight under monster loadings  ( the mast doesn't bend much either ) , and the forestay is still straight.

Can I comment on this a bit without upsetting you, it kind of illustrates the
point I was trying to get across about the way sails ought to twist but don't
seem to?

I know it's just a snapshot in time, I also realise the apparent wind vector must
be quite forward, but....

Fantastic shot by the way, looks almost unreal.

well master of rig design.....shape is a combination of batten stiffnesses
and broadseeming ..this sails have quite a bit of that different to surf
sails....etc and d one flying shape is quite right.....so by putting tapered
battens you would end up mooving draft forward .....making the sail less
efficient....but what is the point in discussing .....yuo have never sailed
the d one ........ , what obliges me to waist my time reading your
postings is your continuos effort in denigrating what we have done with
passion , being yourself so competent in marketing you do not need any
explanation on the fact that what you are doing is some sort of
diffamatory campaign...well good luck with that.... . at times it
backfires....and considering that we are promoting a new racing format
with the d one just fun oriented , we will allow you to put any battens you
want in the sails ,so maybe you could make good use of your knowledge
and win some races for a change ..that hough will stop you posting
against the d one for those hours...if yours and turnturtles postings
against my little baby could be summed up .....and transformed into
positive energy....well they could generate enough electricity to supply
london for a while

well , why limiting you guys to make best use of your knowkedge and play
around with battens.....if that is fun for you.... ,as well as rake
daggerboard position , mast position etc......rig for your info is so soft that
it will require more time spent in the gym, than on the keyboard....never
met you in person , but does not seem you are not spending much time in
the gym..being always on the keyboard..i am fat at present .... , so too
heavy...but you guys would struggle to get the main sheeted if my
perception of your fitness level is correct....so now that you have seen the
light just put in every posting you do   D-one on order...and bash some
other yards boat....just to make friends...so that they can help the electrical
supply of london too..

Jesus this threads going nowhere fast!

If the sailors on the D-one circuit are as arrogant and as friendly as this i will stick with the friendly RS circuit thanks!  At least if you criticise the 100 RS will give you the rationale behind the idea, not just belittle you by basically saying I'm Luca Devoti!

Luca seriously pal, the D-one is without doubt a fine ship (looks apart) and will no doubt build up a fine international following. 

Lets draw a line in the sand here, what are the D-Ones USP's? what makes it worth the £10-£12k it would cost me to buy one?