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And an other important aspect is that the boat must be very easy to build, and in the workshop the V shaped hull is very hard to outrun



I have been working on that tangent, as you know of course, you helped me there.

Trying to get a deep V-ed hull for the F12 was actually the advice I got from Phill a long time ago and even though I dislike its looks I feel that Phill gave some very solid advice there. It is the reason I'm persuing this tangent.

I also admit that I was always a bit amazed at how well the deep V-ed hull of the Prindle 16 was performing. It outpoints the Hobie 16 upwind and the steering wasn't very sluggish at all.

Interestingly enough the exact Prindle 16 shape can be scaled down to a 3.75 mtr F12. So with your contributions and some smart stealing of other designs we may have a deep V-ed hull F12 design soon.

Wouter


Wouter Hijink
Formula 16 NED 243 (one-off; homebuild)
The Netherlands