I had three of these in the 70's and they were super boats which rolled from bilge to bilge on a run rather alarmingly at first but were in fact very stable . The designer ( Gregory ) proposed a sail plan with a small jib large main which was very fast in any reasonable wind but lacked light wind performance . Francis Williams cured this by having a larger jib and won the Champs as did Harry Haynes . Harry told me that he sailed with his mast raked further back than normal . Hope this helps .
Posted: 02/10/2012 14:50:05 By: Former Whitstable Pro |