Sun Fast 3300
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Alcatraz5768
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Fashion has changed it seems. Chines are out and fwd facing side windows are in. Good to know.
mad
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If it’s fast I don’t care what it looks like! I’m hoping to get a ride on the first UK boat when it arrives. Curiously back when Maxi 72 Ran II started to win everything they put a rating tax on the hollows in the stern. I wonder if the bow and stern hollows of the 3300 also incur the same tax...
Add in the Dehler 30 OD to that list too.
Is interesting that Ofcet is marketing their boat as a v2 now: less displ, more sail area, different keel and water ballast. The J99 looks to be going the other direction with an aluminum mast, and published displ 700# more than the SF3300.
Hopefully JPK will have more out about the 1030 soon
The Ofcet has been given the sail sizes, keel and displacement it was designed with in the first place. In an effort to get the boat into the lower irc rating band they piled the weight onto the boat and chopped the sails down but found the boat to be sluggish (funny that...). The 99 comes as standard with an aluminium mast but carbon is an option, as is water ballast, as is a symmetric kite setup, as are twin rudders and all UK boats will be sold with the lead fin keel but the L shaped iron fin lead bulb keel is still available. Interestingly the 3300 is available with two sizes of square top main, I guess the idea is either long bowsprit, assymetrics and big main or symmetric, short bowsprit and small(er) main
Absolutely agreed on the Ofcet. The SC version was always listed as lighter than the "race" version. Are those Nigel's pics of the SF3300?
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So, judging by the specs, it's a mod looking Bene 10R / 34.7 with backstays.
Big whoop.
I guess if you want a spec sheet that jumps out at you then you should look at Figaro 3s, if you want an irc boat then be prepared for modest specs
DtM
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Buy an ad.
terrafirma
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Don't forget the market for these boats, day sailors or overnighters with IRC racing capability at a price point.
They want the traveler as far aft & wide as possible. The rudder stock still terminates on the deck - so if consumers wanted the option, I'm sure they can revive the raised traveler track for the tillers go pass under.
The rating optimized deck is starting to show the extreme convergence of the Ofcet 32, JPK1030 & Sun Fast 3300.
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Alcatraz5768
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That hull shape reminds me of something. IOR. Seems that's where we are heading back again, hull shapes for rating not speed. Great.
The coachroof cutaways are mainly for sheeting angles, tell me how a deck shape affects the rating?