You tube video F14
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nrCYTxQDtQ

Cool vid.

Keep up the good work Darryl.

Hope to see some AO's on the east coast

Good stuff! I especially like the second half at the regatta! What regatta was that and were there two F14's? Was one or both using the T foil rudders?

There are actually three different Alpha's featured on the video.
The shots that I think you are referring to are with two Alpha's in the one race, both with green spinnakers.
The first 1/2 to 2/3s of the video is of the Alpha's before we had fitted T foils and the last section has them both with T foils. The race with the two Alpha's was shot at a club heat at Adelaide sailing club where they race in "Division one" against all the NACRA 5.8's, A class, F16's, F18's, etc, on yardstick (in which race the first cat on yardstick was one of the Alpha's, and the other came third) Over the line they were second and fourth respectively. The two sailers on those two Alpha’s weigh 85kgs and 95kgs respectively – so no great “lightweights” – it just goes to demonstrate the versatility of the Alpha when it comes to weight carrying and to still able to be competitive.

COOL VID.... fast little buggers...

fast little buggers

says it all in three words

will we see these in the
U.S. at some point?

cool vid...

Only way thay I can see the Alpha in the US is if someone wants to build them there? (if that happened then we would buy them from the states)
The exchangs rate between the US dollar and the Australian dollar would seem to make them too "pricey" at the moment
Just a relatively short time ago the Australian dollar was only at 55c US but it is now almost at parity which is a selling export "killer".

I'd sell my 18 Hobie for one of the ''fast little buggers''
I learned on a 14 Hobie~~ had alotta fun, but NO comparison to these.... <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Ahh!! Memories of the first sail on a Hobie 14. It felt like it was going to break the sound barrier, and now when I look at the relative difference between the Hobie 14 and the Alpha F14 with the Alpha rated some 28.5 minutes faster in every 100 minutes on the water than the Hobie 14 (even 2.5 minutes faster than the Hobie 18), it really puts into perspective just how far we have come with the Alpha F14 from those early days of 14’ cat sailing!

Hey Darryl..... How did ya make out on that bet ??
I came across the other ''site''
Do these cats come in boxes?? send me one !! LOL <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

No takers on the bet, and why would you want a "box"??? <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

''BOX'' as in shippin crate... I'll put it toghter in my yard........... <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />

Just joking.
Like the saying years ago by NACRA sailers - "I'd rather sail the box a NACRA came in than sail a Hobie"

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Darryl,

the bumps are pretty shameless, try a subtle note or comment.

But! But! ---- I am shameless and definitely not subtle, and that comes with authority from my wife of 46 years, - I still introduce her as my "first wife" - hows that for being subtle? Besides I have been a sailer all my life so I guess that automatically rules out "shame and subtlety" completely?

see that wasn't so hard was it?

Your right, this "ruse" of small meaningless entries really works If it isn’t bumped occasionally the post just gets buried two or more pages back in one day. Bummer.