It’s not just some theory but documented fact that we took the YV yardstick of the 4.3 Alpha Omega from 88 down to 77 in twelve months. Now that was also something that the majority of sailers said was "impossible" as well.
Now Darryl that is not the entire story, is it?
I love what you have done with the boat, but lets face it, adding the kite alone did not drop its vyc from 88 to 77. Making the boat a good 50% lighter and increasing its stiffness, improving sail plan, taking away the fore beam and fore tramp, moving the position of the dagger boards and changing thier design. have all contributed to the performance gains.
I would suspect the new boat would have been low eighties/ high seventies without the kite.
Please keep experimenting Darryl, when you crack 75 vyc I'll buy one!
p.s. I have watched a lot of video of the boat, and none of it shows the boat tacking, is tacking still an issue for the AO design?
