The new Ventilo is from the same designer (Martin Fischer) as the Capricorn. While my boat (Eagle 18HT) is designed by Niels Bunkenburg (Nikita, Hobie Fox/FX1). Both designers, like Lalo Petrucci from Bimare as well, come from the A-Class. Despite that the boats where orginally derived from the A-Class, they have now much more volumne (than the earlier Models) and can be pushed much harder downwind (we were sometimes double trapezing downwind, when sailed to deep).

I have never sailed the new Bimare X2, but the Ventilo and the Eagle defnitly start to plane downwind, when the water is smooth enough. The feeling is a bit like a dog eh the boat is released, bow is out of the water and you keep getting faster, the feeling is quite secure until you hit a wave and stuff your bows hard enough to stop the planning. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />



If you look at this picture you can see that the bottom section of the hull is quite flat.


The Ventilo has chines in the last quarter.


The X2 from Bimare has the same hull shape like his heavier brother the X4 (F18). I think the boat has still allot in common with the Javelin, but has more volume and freeboard. Daniele Saragoni sailed on the X2 to victory and was very fast allround.