V Twin

I'm a little bit biased towards the Contender at the mo. Done RS600 and MPS, know what GRF means about the MPS above F3 for mere mortals like me; am now happily sailing a Contender on the sea and enjoying F5-6, although getting under the boom can be entertaining - I dont think GRF would be too impressed with that :-)

Have you considered the Sailing World boat of the year 2010..... the Weta. In all seriosusness, from the pictures and videos that I've seen on the net, they look like real good fun and as they aren't cats, you don't have to become a "lame cat sailor". They seem to tick a hell of a lot of the boxes the V-Twin project does. One of the nice bits about the tri is that when you go tack, if you ensure the leeward outer hull is out of the water, the boat handles like a mono as the outrigers are set at an angle so when the boat is absolutely flat, my impression of what I've seen, is that both outer hulls are clear of the water. Saying that though, IF the V-Twin exceeded expectations, you may capture some of the Weta market. Big IF though and I'm not too sure how big that market is, my local dinghy parks are hardly flooded with Wetas.

Originally posted by G.R.F. Yes I know I need a Contender, ...... But it's heavy and the Class luddites want to keep it that way, it's got an old sail plan, can't see that changing any time soon, and it's another boat where a degree of indignity is required bending under that boom, brown nosing the deck as you go through. ...

So why not just deal with the weight and rig?
Keep the hull shape that isn't too bad, or maybe move it along progresively.
Maybe small racks would give good power to weight without being silly?

Hmmm, sounds like a blaze to me

Originally posted by G.R.F. Originally posted by Menace Have you considered the Sailing World boat of the year 2010..... the Weta.    I can honestly say. Not even for a nanosecond. I may be 'getting on a bit', I get horrendous stick from my wind and kite surfing pals for even sitting in a dinghy, I'm driving a Mini ffs albeit  a big ish Mini, the countryman, but it's still a Mini. I've taken to selling Kayaks and Bikes with baskets on the front, I have even been spotted recently in a supermarket pushing a trolley, all in all, my hard core street cred has already been lacerated and my world is beset with lameness at every turn. But I'm clinging on to life, just. Sailing that thing? I might just as well open up my wrists.  I'll get away with the V Twin because it'll go under the cover of my general eccentricity (they all think I'm a bit of a nutter because I've done loads of things before they were generally accepted)they still all fall about talking about my 'water pusher' Speed Week attempt, so I'll get away with it, but only if it works which I'm still convinced it will.