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Topic: Cirrus Icon Development Posted: 24 Mar 11 at 7:22am |
The picture doesn't display Mike.
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 07 Apr 11 at 9:41pm |
Mark Jardine
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 07 Apr 11 at 10:07pm |
Great stuff - now linked in from the Icon page at http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/classes/?s=42&c=354 |
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 07 Apr 11 at 10:25pm |
Hey, thanks Mark. That's great - I didn't know there was an Icon class page.
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 11 Apr 11 at 8:23pm |
The Y&Y team put together a video whilst testing the Icon in February.
Obviously I'm biased, but I think the video looks great and gives a good glimpse of what the boat is like.
The eagle eyed amongst you will spot that the jib has been re-cut since then and the layout has changed slightly (e.g. the kicker is now fixed to the mast foot rather than the base of the bulkhead).
Hopefully the full review is in next months Y&Y, due out on Thursday?
Many thanks to Pete and Tom for testing the boat - hope you both get the chance to sail one in more breeze soon.
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superg
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Apr 11 at 8:07pm |
Leaves more wake than my Tasar. It will be interesting to see how much difference 30 years of development really makes.
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JimC
Really should get out more Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6648 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Apr 11 at 8:27pm |
How can you possibly tell that from a video? Apart from anything else crew weight makes a big difference, not to mention competence of sailor and speed through the water.
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Russell Moore
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 13 Apr 11 at 12:37am |
Icon vs Tasar, a match up would be good to see. Any chance of that happening?
By the way Icon could be considered 40 years in advance of the Tasar, not 30.
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 13 Apr 11 at 5:08am |
They've only raced against each other once, so far, at the Exmoor Beastie. It's a pursuit race, and winds were light and patchy, so maybe not the best race to use as a comparison but the Icon was 7th, tasars were 26th, 42, 43 and 45 out of 65.
I'd be extremely suprised if the Icon had more wake (implying more drag) than a Tasar, but progress can be measured by more than just speed anyway. Edited by Peaky - 13 Apr 11 at 7:44am |
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Russell Moore
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 13 Apr 11 at 7:58am |
Come on Peaky, what would be the point of the Icon if it wasn't faster than the Tasar?
By all accounts I think it should be. It looks just like its parent boat, the NS14, although the sail plan is quite different. I will be very interested to see it out in some real breeze, ie 15kts+ to see if the larger sail area is managable by the target crew weight of somewhere around 150kg.
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