fx one double handed

Hi guys, I'd like to share some experience about sailing and racing the fx one double handed. Do you think, it's competitive? Who has ever raced it dozble handed against single handed? Thank' a lot for your response.

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Tom Koenig,
German Hobiecat Class organisation, [email protected]

I find that the basic laws of physics apply on most dinghy size boats. Crew weight (whether 1,2 or more) and wind force are two of the bigger parts of the equation, but there are other factors as well.

So, lets say there is one person at 150lbs, and then there is a doublehanded boat at 300lbs. Assuming similar skills and sail plan, in lighter air the single handed boat generally has the advantage. Conversely, if it's blowing the 300lb. crew has more weight against the wind and will have the advantage, again, assuming similar skills. I've actually been three up (two on the hull, one on the wire) running only the main sail in about 12kts of wind had no problem flying the hull. The FX One has a lot of power, it just doesn't have the heavy weight punch like the 18-20' boats. I find the FX One to be easy to tame in gusts and keep speed up.

The only problem I've had two up is that in big wind and going downhill with the chute up the boat likes to trip over the boards. That problem exists singlehanded too.

"trip over the boards"?

As in: too much in the water, the boat wants to accelerate faster than the drag of the daggers. Pull them up a bit and it stops. I haven't pitchpoled it with the chute up yet, but I've completely burried the front beam numerous times. This boat likes to drive with the bows down, if not under water, almost the whole time. It will slow to almost a stop when you stick it hard, just like anything else, but the spinnaker will pull you out of some serious predictiments.