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I think you will find that the 12 will measure as an R-Class but not the other way round.... being that the R is 12foot 6inches! The 12's apparently experimented with bow extensions when racing as the R class but I don't really think it took off. I also want to see more pics of this as it looks AWESOME!





Edited by timnoyce

Originally posted by timnoyce Is it this suit of sails with a bit added on the bottom and the top re-cut? or a new set completely? Looks pretty special! www.yachtsandyachting.com/photos/cherub/2004weymouth 1.jpg">

I'd say it is a new suit Tim. Also if you look close the sails are reefable.

Edited by Jack Sparrow

Originally posted by tgruitt what size cherub sails are they?

Kevin's original twin wire test suit. So if I remember rightly 15sqm upwind
23sqm down? It's a bit hazzy.

It's a new set of Fyfe Sails, with a new c-tech set of spars too.

The boat is longer than an R class, and wider, and has more rag.

The sails are basically a 12 footer no.2 rig, but instead of 1.8m beam of the 12 footer, R Class and Cherub it has a massive beam of 2.8m !

 

Originally posted by timnoyce might be another situation like  the RS600 where people choose not to reef as the sail controls are so good.

Not really much to do with sail controls. The reason for not reefing a single sail boat is that as long as you can just about hang on upwind then the extra rag downhill means its worth the suffering. If you've got a huge kite so that you are equally overpowered uphill and downhill then reducing sail size will be faster.

Edited by JimC