Topside Flare in Dinghy Hull Design

The day I venture into a clinker built hull with a sail on it you may have me sectioned.

The Blaze doesn't suffer from the extended rack thing because of the inherent stability of the the hull, but those racks and like on Peakys Blaze the lack of net stuff up near the front make for a very uncomfortable sail, despite this I guess it still is the best of a bad lot, I did wonder what my v-twin racks on a Blaze would be like they are/were quite comfy.

Still it's not to be, forward is the only direction and the Blaze still has those other faults dealing with waves with only light folk at the back of the bus

Edited by iGRF - 29 Mar 13 at 3:10pm

Originally posted by blaze720 PeakyDead ringer from a page back .. Icon plug shot.  For all the right reasons and you will see another very similar one again when 'Echo' concept hits the water (not its real name btw !).See you next weekend at Burghfield ?Mike L.

Funny the similarity, isnt it?! Flare fwd is prone to slow the boat down as the spray hits it, hence why 14s have very vertical topsides.

Yup I'll be there next weekend, looking forward to it.

Hi Greame

Blaze tramps ?   They are not 'controlled' by the class rules and you can do whatever you like or pander to your own pet theory - if you care to you can have none at all at one extreme or fully fill or net in the whole area between hull and wing tubes.    'Newbies' tend to want 'wall to wall' but as they gain confidence and need to feel less of the 'security blanket' they go more minimal - not all of them but then who is counting ?!

So you can  do your own thing - I would have thought that would appeal to your anarchist approach  .... but maybe if you had come to any Blaze meetings, or joined the CA  you would have seen how much rule freedom really is permitted - Any tramps or none, any sheeting method, any toestrap system and you can change and modify controls within wide limits. 

You can still be at the Burghfield Blaze weekend (6/7th April) if you want ....  we can find a loan boat I'm sure.  You know you want to  really.  If you do the CA will organise a round of your rumoured favorite tipple of Brandy and Babysham in your honour  (They have tried just about everything else and we are organising another 'pub night' on the Saturday - walking distance as well)

Mike L.

Quite apart from the practicalities there's the aesthetics too.  I've only ever sailed one once (and that was a very long time ago!) but I've always considered the 505 hull to be one of the most elegant to be found in a dinghy park.