REO 8.5 Sports Boat Beats 46 footers. Also beat Cape 31 by 7 Minutes

[@keithc5729]

I have a VX One. This looks like a big VX One. One thing I would think about, cut the clew of the spin higher. Better visibility. Brain Bennet designed the Viper 6.40. Then years later designed the VX One and fixed all the problems with the first boat.

[@viacheslavdesignengineerso8108]

Awesome!

[@rossprentice4975]

We'll see how it goes in a 300 miler with all the safety gear and a bit of weather

[@Yorky1956]

Can't say it's on the agenda for much the same reason it's not on the agenda for an AC 75 or Vestas Sail Rocket!

[@fargarden]

Great sailing but I'm not sure the comparison is valid - you can't really compare a planing boat to a displacement yacht (despite IRC attempting to do just that). I think in any kind of swell you'd see a different outcome

[@Yorky1956]

A big chop will make more difference than a big swell, but with either you usually have more breeze and this will help the REO 8.5 as we will plane even faster. I have not seen anyone take anything away from the performance of the Cape 31s and they are a planing boat sprouting how good they are that they beat other boats on IRC. There is no rating rule that can equitably rate boats with totally different performance curves across a range of conditions. Our Achilles heel is light air. We do not get much light air sailing in summer in Australia and I do not care about going fast in light air. I want to have fun and go fast in decent and strong breezes and I have a boat that does that. It is also fun beating boats about 20 feet longer!

[@fezzafella]

Looking good Yorky

[@Yorky1956]

Thanks Drew

[@Joelmoliveira]

What is the line that the helmsman is tunning?

[@Yorky1956]

I'm a Laser sailor from way back and like to have a line in my hand. It is the vang.

[@Joelmoliveira]

@@Yorky1956 cool ;)

[@rockie071]

Seems silly, and totally unfair to stick your boat in with heavy displacement boats. I mean, you'd have to take a deep look in the mirror if you couldn't beat them in anything over about 8 knots of breeze. Cool boat though. Looks fun.