The FX1 sail went well - flying hull singlehanded in a F2 uphill and downhill.



Fittings seem quality and robust - took a different style of sailing to get going - lots of tweeking out/down haul/mast rotation on each leg, and i was lying in the front of the tramp forward of the daggerboads to keep the stern out.



Particularly liked the way the fitting with hook on the sail at top of mast - and the very smooth running mainsheet slider (rear beam)



Seemed responsive without being twitchy. Plenty of buoyancy - in the few gusts we had going downhill I kept driving rather than easying the sheets (trying to trip it up) and the hulls dived but then popped up easily



Sailed in Poole harbour - so the Daggerboards only ever got halfway down - and were verymuch in the way - as were the pair of trapeeze wires _ I would have tried to take the forward one up to the front beam and the rear one in the front hole in the tramp.



I did capsize (intentionally) but my 14s with righting line needed a little help from the RIB safety boat. If I buy this I will need the frame when I solo in F2 ( particularly as I insist on spending my time on the leeward hull (single man's wild thing) at every opportunity.



A question - Those of you F16 fans - as the following comparisons show the FX1 and (Spitfire) are quite similar: - taking from manufact. brochure



length 5.25m (5m)

beam 2.55m (2.52)

Mast 8.5 (8.5)

Sailing Weight 135kg (139)



Main 16 sqm (15.5)

Spinaker 19m2 (18m2)



SCHS 1.09 (1.04)



Why am I going to find the spitfire any easier to right singlehanded in F2 ??



Huw