K1
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Topic: K1
Posted By: Doug Lord
Subject: K1
Date Posted: 22 May 10 at 5:53pm
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Anyone got any firsthand experience with this little keelboat?
Pix from K1 website:  
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Posted By: G.R.F.
Date Posted: 22 May 10 at 6:38pm
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Saw it at the Southampton boat show, some young fresh faced kid
espousing its virtues. I had to ask him Why? What's it for? Obviously old people I guess. ------------- https://www.ease-distribution.com/" rel="nofollow - https://www.ease-distribution.com/ |
Posted By: ex laser
Date Posted: 23 May 10 at 5:30pm
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its for people who do not want to drag their new boat across a beach.
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Posted By: tgruitt
Date Posted: 23 May 10 at 7:26pm
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A full test is in our next issue.......
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Posted By: Medway Maniac
Date Posted: 24 May 10 at 12:32pm
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I sailed the prototype. Basically, it's like you would imagine sailing a sit-on Marblehead model yacht would be. Quite dinghy-like upwind, but it doesn't matter so much if it heels and it is rather pendulous - you hike it upright then it keeps coming over on top of you because of the boat's high lateral moment of inertia! You would quickly adapt to that however, i'm sure. Felt very quick downwind in light airs thanks, I guess, to the low wetted area/long waterline. I could imagine that it might be quicker to tack downwind than to square run even tho' there's no kite. At 45 degrees off the run, the apparent wind was on the beam, at any rate. A very interesting new experience, to say the least, and a new challenge for those 'who've done it all'... ------------- http://www.wilsoniansc.org.uk" rel="nofollow - Wilsonian SC http://www.3000class.org.uk" rel="nofollow - 3000 Class |
Posted By: Doug Lord
Date Posted: 25 May 10 at 1:09am
======================== Seems to me it might be a blast to race-what do you think? I wonder why they don't have a kite? |
Posted By: Norbert
Date Posted: 25 May 10 at 8:19am
That surely would defy its raison d'ętre, if you wanted balls out performance you would buy a skiff and be done with it, the K1 was, presumably, designed to give you 'good' performance but without the inherent risks normally associated with it. |
Posted By: Rockhopper
Date Posted: 25 May 10 at 9:48am
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Why buy the k1 when the rs k6 does it much better unless of course its only for single handed sailing then ok it does work. Still much pefer the k 6 had a go in one a few years ago great fun.I can the advantge of the bulb on the bottom you have no fear of a full capzise ------------- Retired now after 35 seasons in a row and time for a rest. 2004 national champ Laser5000 2007,2010,National Champ Rs Vareo |
Posted By: ifoxwell
Date Posted: 25 May 10 at 11:28am
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To be fair you cant really compare the two boats
As soon as you restrict your self to just the one crew member things change and building the ultimate performance boat was never the intention. I did get a sail in one of the prototypes and have to say it was very pleasing to sail. Not my normal cup of tea but good fun all the same. Ian ------------- RS300 |
Posted By: albabe
Date Posted: 31 May 10 at 10:33am
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I was sufficiently convinced after a test sail to put down
a deposit. I expect the main market will be for the "silver" sailor who has had enough of righting and climbing back into dinghies, but having said that it is a most pleasant sail and likely to be comfortably quicker than a Laser. The team at Vandercraft have been keen to take the prototype around the country and encouraged criticism from a range of sailors in order to avoid putting it on the market with flaws. |
Posted By: Stefan Lloyd
Date Posted: 31 May 10 at 1:20pm
Eh? They are completely different boats. K1 is a single-hander. K6 likes 26-30 stone hiking and are sailed 2-3 up. |
Posted By: albabe
Date Posted: 04 Jun 10 at 2:42pm
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Note trial sails are available .. FREE
http://www.k1sailing.com/ Worth a trip out |