So I have received my D2 Elite and given its innovative design I am writing a short review to give me thoughts. This is Part 1 of a review of the board that is based upon 3 races in light winds in the raceboard fleet
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Raceboard Design 4
“The Exocet D2″
This is the fourth in a series of articles I’ve written about raceboard design for LBWS and focuses on the recently released Exocet D2. I’ve primarily written this article to respond to those individuals that have asked me whether Exocet has copied my design.
To this end, I’ve
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Modelling The “Skiffboard”
This is the third of a series of articles I’ve written about raceboard design for LBWS, or more specifically, about bringing to life a conceptual ‘skiffboard’ design. Since writing the last article, I’ve developed a 3D model of the design
This board came about being built because last year a 1988 customer of mine, called Norman Moore, had a sail for sale which I called about not knowing it was Norman. He mentioned that because it was 21 years since the Sabre, (designed by Sean Cox),
Raceboard Design 2 The “Skiffboard” – Conceptual Design
Last year I wrote an article on LBWS regarding Raceboard design. It outlined some design principles that I believe could improve Raceboard performance. Since writing that article, I’ve fleshed out a conceptual design and attempted to gain industry support
Kona Elite 380
This pure raceboard is an evolution of the Exocet Warp X380, a proven concept and top contender in the Raceboard class.
The “blueprints” inherited from the prominent Warp X380 was key when developing this exiting concept. All the positive characteristics