Gaps in the Market

I have Jim'stelescope, and I'm hunting for gaps in the market.

On the Santa thread, the gap appears to be a throughly modern 2 hander big enough for 2 adults and suitable for a small lake, but no faster than the old classes.

Really?

My gap in the market - a modern take on the scow bowed/skimmer type boat - they work best when ultra light, they can be narrow, so not too much material. With the Aero weighing in at 30kg, I'd like to see a 13 foot modern Minisail strong enough to beach land but weighing 25kg.

Trouble is, I suspect the gap is for about 6 boats...

A lightweight replacement for the laser.....oh wait!  

I would say that there is a big gap in the market for the heavier helmsman. For singlehanders we have the Phantom and Finn, but for doublehanders the list is very small with the Albacore and Wayfarers probably at the top.

Why might this gap be relevant? Well because your typical boat owner is likely to be middle aged and male, whilst the front end of their boat is likely to have all sorts from children to wives to friends. That calls for a boat that takes a heavy helmsman but is not too demanding of the crew.... Apart from the two designs just mentioned all modern boats seem to require the helmsman to be light, or to have a very strong crew.

Originally posted by RS400atC I like the Farr, but I harbour doubts that it's shorter than optimum. I sometimes look at Phantoms and think of tacking on a trapeze..... Maybe things like the Rebel will fluorish as adult club sailors' boats once a generation of 29er kids has settled down?

I thought the Farr 3.7 was for far less than 13 stones.

13 stone and Force 4 sounds like Contender territory to me.