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NEW BOAT TEST

Winner 8 – Performance on test

Point

of sail

Apparent

wind

angle

Apparent

wind

speed

Boatspeed

Close-

hauled

28-30° 17-22 Knots 5.8-6.2 Knots

Fetch 60° 14-17 Knots 6.4-6.8 Knots

Beam

reach

90° 15-17 Knots 6.9-7.2 Knots

Broad

reach

120° 10-13 Knots 6.3-6.7 Knots

Run 180° 9-12 Knots 5.5-6.1 Knots

The Performance

version sports a

fat-headed mainsail,

a taller rig and a lower

boom to increase her

sail area by 3m^2

The coaming around the cockpit

is winch-free and makes a very

comfortable helming position

In the right conditions,
sailing the Winner 8
is a real blast.
She’s light, responsive
but most of all fun!

PHOTOS: GRAHAM-SNOOK.COM

and familiar. The rounded window-
line, toerails and coachroof soften
her appearance. The deck moulding
incorporates the rounded toerail and sits
on the hull before both are glassed together
on the inside. An aluminium-and-rubber
rubbing strake is then added on the outside

• so there is effectively no hull-deck ‘join’.
  Inside, the inner hull tray moulding and
  the deckhead moulding run the full length
  of the boat. There are three keel options:
  1.0m or 1.5m fin, or twin daggerboards.

Sailplan
Both versions have swept-back spreaders
and the option of a backstay. There’s also
the option of a retractable bowsprit for
the Cruising version (it’s standard on the
Performance version). The jib sheets go to
genoa tracks on the coachroof and sheet
well inboard of the discontinuous
rigging. This give her above average