Only drawback is the nine month delivery time
But I can wait 
IOM of choice
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ole_peder
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I always sail my own designs, they're always the best.
well let's be serious.
All the boats listed in the poll are good designs, but when first putting up a poll all designs available should be listed to get a fair poll for all the designs.
It's impossible to say which design is the best. My bet is that all of the 10 best sailors would be placed almost the same with any of the listed boats as they did whith the boat they usually sails.
remember that the all the good designs are designed by the best sailors and also in many cases sailed by themselves.
Take an example from last WC in M in Italy. I was sailing consistently in the E-heat. In that heat there where more Walicki boats than in the A heat. Ok it was a Walicki boat that won, but what conklusions do we draw from that??? The winner was an excellent sailor!!!!!!
All the IOM do sail almost the same speed. The most important factor is sailtrim, tactics and sailing skills that decides who wins!!!!!!!
well let's be serious.
All the boats listed in the poll are good designs, but when first putting up a poll all designs available should be listed to get a fair poll for all the designs.
It's impossible to say which design is the best. My bet is that all of the 10 best sailors would be placed almost the same with any of the listed boats as they did whith the boat they usually sails.
remember that the all the good designs are designed by the best sailors and also in many cases sailed by themselves.
Take an example from last WC in M in Italy. I was sailing consistently in the E-heat. In that heat there where more Walicki boats than in the A heat. Ok it was a Walicki boat that won, but what conklusions do we draw from that??? The winner was an excellent sailor!!!!!!
All the IOM do sail almost the same speed. The most important factor is sailtrim, tactics and sailing skills that decides who wins!!!!!!!
Ole Peder Bjørsom
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ole_peder
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Ok.
May be I misunderstod the question, but you didn't say anything about designing your own IOM and that you would use the result from the pollin the design.
But generally it's too much focus on the design and too little on the skipper. It seem's to me that skippers around the world are trying to by a good boat to get better results.
It's a lot of well designed boats out there, but the problem is delivery. As somebody said they had to wait 9 months. Here in Norway we have people who had to cancel a order due to late delivery.
So the more producer out there the better.
Good luck with your design
May be I misunderstod the question, but you didn't say anything about designing your own IOM and that you would use the result from the pollin the design.
But generally it's too much focus on the design and too little on the skipper. It seem's to me that skippers around the world are trying to by a good boat to get better results.
It's a lot of well designed boats out there, but the problem is delivery. As somebody said they had to wait 9 months. Here in Norway we have people who had to cancel a order due to late delivery.
So the more producer out there the better.
Good luck with your design
Ole Peder Bjørsom
Chairman NOR NCA
Chairman NOR NCA
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Roy Thompson
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I would have liked to have raced a V5, after its successes in NZ it looked very promising so I got in contact with the designer and I had one on order for over six months (before it was put into production), but as the date came nearer for it to be started to be moulded all contact was lost with the Designer/building team - as if they had been abducted by aliens! I really don't understand how anyone can tell you one thing one day and then disappear and not give any info - if there were problems and delays, well another few months wouldn't have made a lot of difference. I tried using my NZ contacts to get in touch but even they couldn't figure out what happened. Is the V5 now in production? Is there a web page?
I also looked at the Cockatoo - lovely finish but the delivery time thing - yuk! (how impatient we all are eh?), and the lines of the Lite Ice from Aus are spectacular (haven't seen results to match it though).
I have since bought an Italiko which I am very satisfied with - yes it's expensive, but often the best designs are! My vote goes to the Italiko - although I own one , I still haven't learnt to 'race' it how I know it should be raced
I also looked at the Cockatoo - lovely finish but the delivery time thing - yuk! (how impatient we all are eh?), and the lines of the Lite Ice from Aus are spectacular (haven't seen results to match it though).
I have since bought an Italiko which I am very satisfied with - yes it's expensive, but often the best designs are! My vote goes to the Italiko - although I own one , I still haven't learnt to 'race' it how I know it should be raced
Roy Thompson
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"WE DON'T SEE THINGS AS THEY ARE, WE SEE THINGS AS WE ARE" A.N.
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Greg Vasileff
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I'm with JB...TS2 any time. All the listed boats might be proven in the right hands (and I'm not likely to win anything more than a few club races 
)but for me, no one finishes a boat like Mr Smith. I know this shows that I am shallow and insensitive but as my old Dad used to say..."Son, if you can't be a good sailor, at least look like one!!" 
And the TS2 is soooooo kind to a sailor that can do nought but try!!
)but for me, no one finishes a boat like Mr Smith. I know this shows that I am shallow and insensitive but as my old Dad used to say..."Son, if you can't be a good sailor, at least look like one!!" And the TS2 is soooooo kind to a sailor that can do nought but try!!
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Brian Sims
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