[quote=astglenn][quote=klozhald][b]astglenn[/b],
The Bimare Javelin?
Overall the boat is light, but the masts are really long.
The Javelin 16 has a nearly 30 foot mast with spreaders.
Even though its carbon, its still three stories long, and pre-loaded with halyards and blocks galore.
• length: 4.95 m
• beam: 2.30 m
• Total sail area: 25 m2
• maximum draft: 0,95 m
• minimum draft: 0,17 m
• Mast length: 9,0 m
• weight: 100 kg
One of the local guys has a Bimare 18HT.
He used to own a P 19, and says the HT is a [i][b]rocket[/b][/i].
If you get the 16, we wanna see pictures from your helmet-mounted GoPro!Edited by klozhald on Sep 17, 2012 - 10:12 AM. [/quote]
It is the 18 HT. I think it stands for "Holy Toledo" or "Horny Torpedo" something like that. Err Hi Tech! Yea thats it! I know, the mast IS long. I believe it is about 45 lb. I am also looking into the A cat platform. From what one A cat guy has said, it is about as simple as it gets in terms of rigging hassles. It gets in the water fast, it hauls boodie in 10 knt of wind and it is all great. The big hassle I am seeing is finding one that is worth having at the 6,000 -ish range. Most I have seen, and that aint many, are between 11-14K. I am likely willing to spend 11 large, I would just be in my happy place at 6-ish. The performance takes a pretty good hit at my 225lb ballast figure. If I compare the Portsmouth (whatever they represent) numbers, when the A cat hits the > 200lb crew weights, the numbers go up from a 64 to about 70 I believe. If I could work that in and just keep the H-18 for those days where everyone I know is not watching the bugs boink, or watching sports, It would be good enough.
If it is one boat, then I still believe the 18-2 to scratch the broadest patch of itch. At least that is what I think. What I know, well that is not much. I kind of subscribe to the "its all fun finding out, buy it well and sell it if it sucks" school of thought.
More than anything else, I want a single handed, single rigged, ass hauling, machine. And lunch with Jennifer Aniston would be grand as well. Who do I speak to about that?
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