Andrew,
I am about your weight and sail a DK17, I built it last winter with Steve Clark's help. The Hulls were designed for a larger person, with more volume high in the stern. Both Steve and Dirk as couple other DK owners are all heavier than you. Dirk Kramer (DK) designed the hulls, (17 for the 17th version of the design). Dirk is an Alighi designer. Steve's experience was that more volume in the stern would keep the boat from squatting downwind. His experience on the Flyer was that he couldnt sit far enough forward in moderate air downwind while going wild. Both Steve and Dirk went from the Flyer to the DK17.
If you are interested, PM me and I'll put you in contact with Steve, he might be willing to make you a set of Hulls and ship them over in a Vanguard container bound for Europe.
We've got a good low cost source for carbon beams too (
www.forterts.com), so you'd only need to buy a Mast, rudders, daggers locally and fit them to the boat. We've got a good source for tramps too, Kinder Industries in RI. That could easily go in the container with the hulls and beams.
That is about the DK17
This below is about the tool
http://www.a-cat.org/id102.htmAfter the maiden trip of the first prototype in January this year the TOOL, an Australian design by Wayne Mercer, is now in full production. The new hull shape has proven to be very good in all conditions, upwind as well as downwind. Due to the new hull shape, which has more buoyancy placed through the length of the hull it is a balanced catamaran in flat water as well as in conditions with wind and waves. The wider hull shape at the rear beam provides a stiff platform to connect the rear beam to which makes it the stiffest A-cat available to date. The bow section has been designed to handle waves in rough conditions and the rear transoms have enough buoyancy to prevent the rear beam hitting the water. This makes the platform also better for those heavier sailors who have been restricted in choice by the designs available to date. All this gives the new TOOL a very nice character to sail in all conditions and makes it an all round racing machine.
Of course the latest designs of foils is used giving the lowest resistance especially at higher speeds. The Australian built hulls are the insurance for a high quality standard and durability as down under they are forced to build strong hulls for the environment they normally sail in.
The results so far in regattas already indicate that the TOOL will evolve into the cat to beat.
The TOOL will be assembled for the European market by Piet Saarberg, to keep the cost of transport down. The expected price will be from EUR 13900 exclusive VAT, ready to sail. There are already a few boats available and a normal time between order and delivery can be expected due to the capacity of Boyer Fibrecraft.
Enquiries to:
T.B. PESA
Piet Saarberg
Celsiusstraat 210
2041TR Zandvoort
Netherlands
Tel: + 31 235718695
Fax: + 31 235730102
E-mail:
psaarberg@planet.nlMobile : +31 653408075
