Comments for www.surfacehoar.com http://www.surfacehoar.com Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:51:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 Comment on Shaw 650 by Harry Ant http://www.surfacehoar.com/2008/04/shaw-650/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Harry Ant Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:51:34 +0000 http://www.surfacehoar.com/?p=25#comment-170 this thing is an insane boat, we've seen one sailing up here in Samui, and it absolutely flies, the red one in one of the pictures above. this thing is an insane boat, we’ve seen one sailing up here in Samui, and it absolutely flies, the red one in one of the pictures above.

]]> Comment on the sportboat spreadsheet. by tim http://www.surfacehoar.com/2008/05/the-sportboat-spreadsheet/comment-page-1/#comment-128 tim Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:49:30 +0000 http://www.surfacehoar.com/?p=42#comment-128 Just luckily stumbled across your little patch of cyberspace ´Hoar´ to find your glamour spreadsheet. We´re just researching to form a box rule classe6.5 to fit new and existing 6.5m sportsboats. Foam sandwich and fixed keels is the direction to minimise costs and follow the trend of the Corail 6.50, Mach 6.50, Bee 6.50, K650 and T650. Anyway, would be awesome if you have time to fwd the .xls file -and any other ideas if you want to be involved.. cio, Just luckily stumbled across your little patch of cyberspace ´Hoar´ to find your glamour spreadsheet. We´re just researching to form a box rule classe6.5 to fit new and existing 6.5m sportsboats. Foam sandwich and fixed keels is the direction to minimise costs and follow the trend of the Corail 6.50, Mach 6.50, Bee 6.50, K650 and T650.
Anyway, would be awesome if you have time to fwd the .xls file -and any other ideas if you want to be involved..
cio,

]]> Comment on Vanguard Vector by Bill http://www.surfacehoar.com/2008/04/vanguard-vector/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Bill Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:51:30 +0000 http://www.surfacehoar.com/?p=21#comment-18 Ben, I enjoyed reading about your experience with the Vector. I am considering buying one (it's in excellent shape and is being offered at a good price), and would value your opinion. I am an intermediate sailor looking for a boat I can race with my teenager. I know the Vector is too much boat for me now, but am wondering if my son and I could grow into it together. My question to you: how long would it take a typical intermediate sailor to get comfortable on the Vector? Would it be worth the learning curve, or am I better off looking for a 2-handed skiff that is easier to sail? Thanks for your thoughts on this. Bill wwhitt@executiveboard.com Ben,
I enjoyed reading about your experience with the Vector. I am considering buying one (it’s in excellent shape and is being offered at a good price), and would value your opinion. I am an intermediate sailor looking for a boat I can race with my teenager. I know the Vector is too much boat for me now, but am wondering if my son and I could grow into it together. My question to you: how long would it take a typical intermediate sailor to get comfortable on the Vector? Would it be worth the learning curve, or am I better off looking for a 2-handed skiff that is easier to sail? Thanks for your thoughts on this.
Bill
wwhitt@executiveboard.com

]]> Comment on the sportboat spreadsheet. by Tom Henry http://www.surfacehoar.com/2008/05/the-sportboat-spreadsheet/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Tom Henry Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:28:26 +0000 http://www.surfacehoar.com/?p=42#comment-13 Hi Great piece of work! Kudos to you and all who contributed. I'd like to get the current version of the .xls and try to convert it to a web application using a database for online editing and updating. Is there a link? If you wouldn't mind sharing the current .xls you can send by return email. Thanks a lot, Hi
Great piece of work! Kudos to you and all who contributed.

I’d like to get the current version of the .xls and try to convert it to a web application using a database for online editing and updating. Is there a link?

If you wouldn’t mind sharing the current .xls you can send by return email.

Thanks a lot,

]]> Comment on Viper 640 by Arnie http://www.surfacehoar.com/2008/04/viper-640/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Arnie Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:54:17 +0000 http://www.surfacehoar.com/?p=19#comment-12 Back in the late 90's I regularly sailed hull 37 in Annapolis under main and jib by myself with my 1.5 yr old daughter aboard in 3-8 knots. In lighter air 3-5 knots I'd let her hold the helm and feel like she was driving while I'd stand on the bow and steer by shifting my weight on the bow. With my wife who doesn't really sail much we would do the same in the 8-12 knots. With just my daughter aboard I'd sail into City Dock in Annapolis, backwind the main and back into a spot between a couple of large boats so we could hop out and get her ice cream. This boat is really manueverable. When racing in a breeze, I thought the boat was great because I could drive down through a puff and plane instead of feathering-up and bleeding speed. It looks more aggressive than it really is. Its light weight not only translates to speed in light air it translates to less load in the rig and lines when the wind comes up because you plane rather than wallow and plow. Additionally the keel lift and low trailer also made it easy for me to get the boat in the water and ready to go by my self. Your impression is typical, though not necessarily well founded because when sailed right this boat is the most comfortable I've sailed. Unfortunately life got in the way, but if I can get back to sailing in the near future I hope that I can get back into a Viper. Arnie Back in the late 90’s I regularly sailed hull 37 in Annapolis under main and jib by myself with my 1.5 yr old daughter aboard in 3-8 knots. In lighter air 3-5 knots I’d let her hold the helm and feel like she was driving while I’d stand on the bow and steer by shifting my weight on the bow. With my wife who doesn’t really sail much we would do the same in the 8-12 knots. With just my daughter aboard I’d sail into City Dock in Annapolis, backwind the main and back into a spot between a couple of large boats so we could hop out and get her ice cream. This boat is really manueverable.

When racing in a breeze, I thought the boat was great because I could drive down through a puff and plane instead of feathering-up and bleeding speed. It looks more aggressive than it really is. Its light weight not only translates to speed in light air it translates to less load in the rig and lines when the wind comes up because you plane rather than wallow and plow. Additionally the keel lift and low trailer also made it easy for me to get the boat in the water and ready to go by my self.

Your impression is typical, though not necessarily well founded because when sailed right this boat is the most comfortable I’ve sailed. Unfortunately life got in the way, but if I can get back to sailing in the near future I hope that I can get back into a Viper.

Arnie

]]> Comment on the sportboat spreadsheet. by thehoar http://www.surfacehoar.com/2008/05/the-sportboat-spreadsheet/comment-page-1/#comment-11 thehoar Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:27:39 +0000 http://www.surfacehoar.com/?p=42#comment-11 Thanks, I'll get that in ASAP! Thanks, I’ll get that in ASAP!

]]> Comment on the sportboat spreadsheet. by André Levy http://www.surfacehoar.com/2008/05/the-sportboat-spreadsheet/comment-page-1/#comment-10 André Levy Thu, 05 Jun 2008 20:13:39 +0000 http://www.surfacehoar.com/?p=42#comment-10 Express 27 LOA 27.25 LWL 23.75 Beam 8.17 Draft 4.5 Disp (lbs) 2450 Ballest (lbs) 1100 SA upwind 279 sf Crew Max (lbs) 880 Express 27
LOA 27.25
LWL 23.75
Beam 8.17
Draft 4.5
Disp (lbs) 2450
Ballest (lbs) 1100
SA upwind 279 sf
Crew Max (lbs) 880

]]> Comment on We bought an Open! by thehoar http://www.surfacehoar.com/2008/05/we-bought-an-open/comment-page-1/#comment-9 thehoar Thu, 15 May 2008 20:35:18 +0000 http://www.surfacehoar.com/?p=39#comment-9 Thanks Guys! Thanks Guys!

]]> Comment on We bought an Open! by Nik from "Boracic" http://www.surfacehoar.com/2008/05/we-bought-an-open/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Nik from "Boracic" Thu, 15 May 2008 20:23:05 +0000 http://www.surfacehoar.com/?p=39#comment-8 Nice pictures & video!! Welcome to the fleet! I hope we get to race against each other soon! Nik from "Boracic" Nice pictures & video!!

Welcome to the fleet! I hope we get to race against each other soon!

Nik from “Boracic”

]]> Comment on We bought an Open! by daniel http://www.surfacehoar.com/2008/05/we-bought-an-open/comment-page-1/#comment-7 daniel Thu, 15 May 2008 15:06:33 +0000 http://www.surfacehoar.com/?p=39#comment-7 nice dude, looks like a ton of fun! nice dude, looks like a ton of fun!

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