Deep Purple 517 Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Any comments, users, test pilots, advice? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 358 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 No experience, but boy do i want one! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philstar 61 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 I'm not that impressed to be honest. First impressions is that they look amazing but... They seem pretty fragile and actually not that fast unless blast reaching in flat water. I can beat a wasp upwind in 10- 15 knots single handing my javelin by sailing much higher and the Nacra 5.5 absolutely takes them apart upwind and downwind in a breeze. The wishbone boom doesn't actually seem to work very well. They have just got new larger foils which might make them quicker and I believe they are working on the reliability issues. I have several friends with them and get mixed reviews. Quite a few people have sold out of the class. Now Moth's that's a different story these things are blindingly fast, upwind and downwind. You seem to be able to get a reasonable moth for around 15-20k. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 517 Posted May 8, 2019 Author Share Posted May 8, 2019 Thanks Phil, it seems most of the NZ boats were amongst the first 200 built, now over 700 so that might explain the early breakages. I’ve seen a few on the market but snapped up pretty quick. I know of 5 sold in the past few weeks. A moth would be a lot quicker but well over twice the price and by reports much harder to sail. The new foil is out now which by reports transforms the boat considerably I guess I’ll find out Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RushMan 31 Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Very important to tie the foils to the boat... One young sailor here in Melbourne found out the hard way the foils don't float Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philstar 61 Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 I reckon Wazp would be better than an elderly phase 2, Puff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 517 Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share Posted May 10, 2019 I reckon Wazp would be better than an elderly phase 2, Puff. It's a Laser2 excuse me! But I suspect you're right The deal has been done Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deep Purple 517 Posted May 19, 2019 Author Share Posted May 19, 2019 Well I picked up one on Wednesday. Took it for a sail on Friday afternoon but the wind didn't get over 5 knots. This afternoon after an epic day racing Hobie 16's I went out late afternoon. The wind had died but a few puffs showed up. A lot to learn but got a few rides. https://youtu.be/i80ruLMyP1Q 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chariot 244 Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Are you going to race it against the Hobies down at Whitianga. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,278 Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 looks cool Puff! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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