Re: [bolger] One Design Racer -Intn'l Offshore Suite 14ft Proposal on Web
At 14:08 15/04/00 +1100, you wrote:
Atlantic rowers.
Five meters is better and six is more like common sense. I would have one
rule only beside the length. The boat must be turned upside down (180
degree roll), fully loaded, sails up and ready to go, before the race
starts. If it does not turn the right way up it does not start!
Roger.
>Surely people who would sail offshore in any 14 foot boat are as scarce as
>
>Jeff Gilbert wrote:
>>
>> Nils Andersson, a Swede from San Diego, has designed
>> and built a rather bizzarre 14ft composite offshore capable yacht.
>> The boat is well developed, capable, and looks remarkably
>> like a Micro in general dimension.
>
>
>No offence intended to Nils, as I'm sure the boat is great for its
>purpose, but NO-ONE could say that an AS29 is ugly after seeing this
>baby! I know I've occasionally said nasty things about AS29's etc (Sorry
>Tim Fatchen), but know I recognise their inner beauty and award the
>'Butt-on of Ugliness' to to Suite Fourteen :)
>
>On a more serious note, the SF surely passes the class's 90 degree tilt,
>40lb on the masthead, recovery test, but it sure looks like it would be
>stable upside down! Especially if the bulb keel happened to be retracted
>at the time, or broke off in the roll.
>
>Chris
>
Atlantic rowers.
Five meters is better and six is more like common sense. I would have one
rule only beside the length. The boat must be turned upside down (180
degree roll), fully loaded, sails up and ready to go, before the race
starts. If it does not turn the right way up it does not start!
Roger.