Yachts & Yachting – April 2018

Above

The boat’s stability

inspired a great

deal of confidence

straight away

Below

1.The headsail

furlsawayupwind

in 10 knots or so

and can be held

in more wind

downwind

2.The headsail is

notself-tacking

but has jib cleats

on either side of

the deck

3.Cunningham

andvang controls

cleat on the deck

but are lead

outboard for ease

of access from

the wing

4.A simple red

andgreen bobble

system controls

ride height, via

the wand on the

trailing edge of

the main foil

with a neutral position for everything

you need to get foiling and a relative

+/- from baseline for everything too,

which should enable easy understanding

of the effect of different adjustments.

The control simplicity spreads

throughout the boat and some simple but

effective ideas are evidenced throughout.

Adjustment for the main foil (controlling

how high you foil) is a simple piece

of string with a green bobble and red

bobble. If you want to go lower, you

pullthegreen(safe)bobble.Ifyou’re

feeling confident to go higher and faster,

you pull the red (danger) bobble.

RIG 7/10

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The F101 carries a reasonable amount of

sail with a 9m^2 main, a mere 1m^2 bigger

than a Moth main, but with the addition

of a 5.5m^2 headsail. This was originally

a bigger downwind gennaker/screecher

but as development continued in the

prototype stages the cut has become

flatter and sail area reduced such that

it’s now much closer to a large – if fairly

full–jib.Thisheadsailisfurledaway

(on a furler specifically designed by

Harken) upwind once the breeze is in

double digits, and can be held downwind

in all conditions – bravery dependent!

The two-piece carbon mast has

a set of lowers, which are the key

macro adjustment ashore for power,

and a set of main shrouds. The main

shrouds and a ‘boat breaker’ purchase

to attach the forestay induce pre-bend

in the mast in exactly the same way

a 49er or 29er are set up. Again, once

locked in, this is all left for the day.

Like the Waszp, the F101 has gone

forfoilsthatcanberaisedintheboat,

so avoiding the capsized walk into

the water that is a feature of Moth

launching. However, unlike the Waszp

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IMAGES: GEOFF COX

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