it’s sailing!
The Rapier 550 has just been launched, and sailed for the first time in England just before the international multihull boat show, which explains its absence.
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06/02/2017
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Jean-Christophe Guillaumin
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This resolutely modern catamaran was designed by Dazcat Designs, and has a clear aim: performance and comfort aboard! To achieve this, Darren Newton (the architect) hasn’t skimped on the means, with an interior steering position and all the control lines led inside, an out-of-the-ordinary design and a nice interior volume which has been entirely redesigned. For the moment, the cat has only sailed in 5 knots of wind, or 30... It is therefore hard to form a clear opinion, even if the advertised performance (25 knot top speed - 350 miles in 24 hours) could well prove to be accurate. A full test is planned, soon...
See it on: www.broadblue.com
