Not downsizing I hope!Trying to schedule a test sail just after Christmas. Stay tuned for a Q&A session
Do many people 2H 109’s? Seems like the 105 is still the choice for offshore short handed stuff.
More and more people are, the 105 I believe is still the better 2h boat but the 109 more competitive
No no, just curious
Apparently the spec for the boat was a result of customer feedback from both new and existing customers, the reason for fitting a fixed bowsprit was to increase space in the bow and to have one less point for water ingress
are those cleats on the bow that move up/down or just placeholders? If the former, I'm surprised they didn't go with the swiveling antal cleats used on the 121. We and the few other boats I've spoken to have been very happy with them
Sure its possible, its just a matter of what trade-offs matter to you. Cost vs. flexibility, complexity vs simplicity, more wear & maintenance vs less wear & maintenance. More expensive moorage rates vs less expensive moorage rates, dry forepeake in heavy seas vs leaks into forepeake in heavy seas, etc, etc...no one right answer.
We have the same cleats on our euro built J88 and yes they are the up/down type, probably better value than the Antal ones on the 121.
Agree. Not much of a difference to J/97 which weighs in at 3,9. Less rocker and perhaps a bit more sail area but otherwise only small differences except for the internal layout.
I would imagine having a deep canoe body like that gets you 6' standing headroom w/ lower freeboard and cabin trunk, then the rocker takes the arse out of the water.
