If the 450s come, since it is my last year and I'll do what I want 'cause I'm keepin' it real like that, then I want it to look like a freakin' clown car - we'll require all 20 teams to be on the water for every race on the 10 boats. The only rotation I would have to worry about is which teams to match up. Then teams could decide if they wanted to work together to wallow faster than everyone else, or have a leatherman duel for ultimate supremacy.

It could happen...

You Da Man John!!!! [color:"blue"]'cause I'm keepin' it real like that[/color] rolled me, thanks!

I like the idea of the Ultimate Cage Match Sail Off to the Death. Put all the sailors on a boat in a ring. Does not matter if there is any wind the boats don't move either way. I like the idea of the Leatherman for one of the choices of weapons. Maybe there should be a choice: Leatherman, Whip, Baton, NunChuks, or (enter other choice). Last team standing or alive wins this years bout.

I know that this being your last year anything could happen. I think that Jake is taking it over, right? He may not like trying to follow that game...but it is not his to choose this year, is it?

Grrrr

Reminds me of what was on ESPN Classic this past weekend:


Jonathan! Jonathan! Jonathan!

Starboard!? I'll give you starboard, punk!

There you go again...giving away all my evil genius plans!

Dan,

What kind of method are they using for the attachment of the trampoline? Please tell me it has laced sides like the current boat! While I probably can get used to it, I can't stand a spongy trampoline.

actually... the bolt rope/laced solution on the new N20 tramps is tight

Jake the one that I sailed on is the same setup as the older style. Not a bolt rope but using the webbing screwed to the hull and and lacing the trampoline that way. Pete asked me a couple of times about the Tiger trampoline. He was thinking about trying it on the A2. I like the way the Hobie trampoline connects. He was thinking that was the way to go but in the end opted for the straps with the lace.

Matt that is what I was thinking as well!

Mike Krantz let me sail his A2 several weeks ago and it was quite an incredible experience...however, I didn't like the trampoline - I keep feeling like I'm sinking and trying to trodge through mush to get to the other side. Same thing when sailing on a Tiger - it just doesn't feel solid to me to have no connection between the trampoline and the hull.

Here is a shot of the bow of the Capricorn. I'd imagine the NACRA would be similar.

The Capricorn also did originally come out with outward cantered hulls and inward cantered boards.

Interesting tear drop shape. Why can't I see that bulge in the picture of the boat on the beach?

GARY

Pictures taken at the factory by permission.

Underbelly of the bow.

It has to do with the angle of the photo. The boat on the beach pic is taken from higher looking down. The other pic is almost level to below.

Clayton

Newest pictures from Europe of the new Nacra F18

Nacra Europe has a 2005 Capricorn,that may have been used to develop the new Infusion. web page Does anyone know if the Infusion has raced yet?
Ted

Upon what information is that remark based?

GARY

Gary,
Emailed Performance Cat & Nacra Europe

follow that up with a call.

Ted

The final goal perhaps. This sounds like marketspeak..

Will be interesting to watch the performance of the platform here in Europe the coming season.

Hull number one was raced last weekend in the SoCal Championship by Pete Melvin and Jacques Bernier against six or eight other F-18s - no surprise, this particularly sharp team won the event.

That crew member is actually a fellow club member of mine and living across the street from me. I shall walk over to him this weekend and ask him what he thought of it. The other standing next to the boat on the beach is another club member of mine; living 5 km down the street from me. Both these persons have a Infusion on order for many months now. But that is not all. A 3rd clubmember has one on other as well and I've heard (but have not been able to confirm) the rumour of a 4th clubmember having ordered one as well. They all sold 2 nacra F18's and 2 I-20's for it. I'm sure I'll see alot of that nacra Infusion this coming (club) race season. If anybody is looking for the infusions at the 2006 Alter cup then you'll know where to find them ! At my club, WVZ Zandvoort, the Netherlands. Why not do the Alter Cup event overhere ? (Joke !)

Wouter

Already 40 orders from Europe.

GARY