D-Zero

At 85kg I can probably answer much of this.  First off you will of sailed the boat James has borrowed.  The control lines should be the perfect length, but as it is a demo boat and knowing James I suspect it's not had any time spent on it.  So it obviously needs some love.  It also depends how James has set the mast up in terms of rake mast foot position etc.  The mast and sail were developed by people like Charlie Cumbley, Dan Holman and a number of finn experts.  So I'm going to disagree with you Ian.  It takes some understanding to set up correctly.  The sail is naturally cut very full so taking time to understand how the rig works is critical in making it work.  At 88kg you are 3kg heavier than me and my best results are in light wind, so you are not too heavy by any stretch.

Hi Iain,
Glad you had a good yacht. Where were you?
The mast is pretty stiff by most unstayed standards. I take it you had breeze today?!
It likes cunno - shouldn't bottom out unless its been rigged wrong on the primary. Same for vang which you don't have to use as agressively as say on a laser.
Sheet should be easy to block to block even with tight trav and max upright rake - them 40mm blocks!
Sail looks pretty fair and undistorted until well over 20kts when most things crease up a bit.
88kg should be great.
Dan

Originally posted by turnturtle Originally posted by iGRF Why don't we talk about all the centreboard case failures with the Zero then?

Originally posted by Null Originally posted by turnturtle Originally posted by iGRF Why don't we talk about all the centreboard case failures with the Zero then? First i have heard about it...Probably the last i should imagine.  of the few niggles i have heard about this is not one!

Originally posted by turnturtle Originally posted by iGRF Why don't we talk about all the centreboard case failures with the Zero then?