Test Sail Stealth
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length 5.01m

width 2.29m

weight 99kg

dagger boards

sails jib 3.25 sqm main 12.75 msq spinnaker 15 sq.m.
We sailed in the Thames Estuary this time with plenty of wind I helmed with Mr. Pearce as crew. We tried the kite and I did the usual thing of tightening up instead of bearing away with the usual consequence ... well nearly - Mr Pearce somehow kept us up. These Tornado Olympic helmsmen real are good. We then did a bit of two out on the wire, up wind stuff.

At this point Mr. Pearce's patients ran out so he helmed and we reached passed a Dart 18, who was racing, like he was standing still.

A really exciting light weight boat with all things a racer wants.

My problem with this boat is who are you going to race. I think if they do a twenty footer in the same style it might take off but a fast 16 footer is in too limited a market. Youngsters on Dart 16 will move on to F-18 and all the people on 18 & 20 foot cats will not move down to 16 foot.

A beautiful boat which ran well in the 'three piers' and even better in the 3 forts but I will wait for a twenty footer.
all pictures supplied by Mr Pearce senior
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