rob denney

Ye of little faith. Tim will apologise for misleading everyone, blame it on disappointment about the overweight and do what he should have done in the first place. Detail the 75 kg calculations (maybe the hours as well), then explain where he went wrong. With a bit of luck, he will learn a bit of humility and not be so quick to attack others in future. And Gary will apologise for being unprofessional, give his take on why the weight was so high and we can all discuss how it could have been done better/made lighter, which is what the forum is all about. Rob

Perhaps you should have. 75kgs vs 125kgs, with more to come is pretty embarrassing for professional builders. (sorry gary, unfortunately not joking) I disagreed with you when you wrote this, but it looks like you were partially correct. However, you have a really low opinion of your fellow sailors if you think they are gullible enough to believe that one of the most experienced composite boat builders and multihull sailors in NZ, with the help of one of the most careful designers, really put all that time and effort into designing the hulls for his pride and joy but "never rea