foils for pototype Open 6,50 designed to cross Atlantic ocean

How to build a composite dagger-board. These instructions do not guarantee success. Use these instructions at your own risk. www.uk-cherub.org ©Daryl Wilkinson.

OPEN BIC COPA MALLSPORT piedra roja Chile 2007 The O'pen Bic is the link between the Optimist generation and the new generation of sailing dinghies. While new boats released onto the adult sailing market have changed the face of dinghy sailing, there have been no new boats for younger sailors for some time. With the O'pen Bic, children and teenagers alike now have a true glide machine for real excitement on the water. The O'pen Bic is THE link between the Optimist generation and the new generation of sailing dinghies. A fast, planing hull for a dynamic sailing experience. A totally open, self-draining stern that makes even capsizing fun! A modern design that looks like the boat of today's champions. Program : Recreational, advanced and competition for children and teenagers Length : 2.75m Width : 1.14m Weight : 45kgs (hull only) Hull technology : Thermoformed polyethylene Max. ideal user weight : 65kgs Max. possible weight : 90kgs Daggerboard and rudder blade Technology : Composite Epoxy Rig Sail Surface : 4.5m2 Technology : K.Film - Polyester Battens : 4 with adjustable tension Adjustable head Mast Length : 3.90m (2-part mast) Technology : Fibreglass - Epoxy Rigidity : IMCS 16 Weight : 2.1kgs Boom Length : 2.00m Technology : Aluminium (Music: Rinôcérôse - Mes Vacances A Rio )

The brutal demise of our old dagger board...

With a daggerboard!

skateing dagger board cut out

Was sailing in shallow water and the daggerboard surprised me by hitting the lake bed

Both of my children were shown how to install rudder and daggerboard at SYC(Sandakan Yacht Club) by Denise.

Sometimes, the dinghy will become upside down, you have to right it partly up first. If you can step on the dagger board afterwards, then you can right it up more faster.

Me n Tom got bored so decided to murder a potato.

Showing speed and countering effect of leefoil. Starts out slow then gains speed with me running by and getting a front view as it sails past and gets a moderate puff showing the upper limit of countering effect of leefoil. Model is sailing to windward no daggerboards or fixed rudder

Easy up and down