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#82608 09/04/06 07:24 PM 09/04/06 07:24 PM |
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | I thought it was a valid question - not likely one to get a reply, but a valid question none-the-less.
Jake Kohl | | | Re: Anti-Tiger Smack
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#82609 09/04/06 07:47 PM 09/04/06 07:47 PM |
Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 502 Port Noarlunga, SA, Australia Darryn
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Posts: 502 Port Noarlunga, SA, Australia | Thanks for writing. I am interested to know if you are paid some sort of sponsorship or fee for being loyal to Hobie by Hobie? Do you pay for the boat? Does this have any affect on your choices of ride? Also, is there a learning curve for you in changing platforms that would slow a coice to change? Disrespectful | | | Re: Anti-Tiger Smack
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#82612 09/04/06 09:28 PM 09/04/06 09:28 PM |
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Posts: 5,582 “an island in the Pacifi... | From the Hobie Division 3 (Northern California) chairperson's report the the NA Hobie annual meeting.
"On the championship front, two classes, the Tigers and 17s, were offered North American events in the Division. The combined event was bid, in its entirety, by the Saint Francis Yacht Club with the endorsement of Division 3’s Fleet 240. In the end, it was only the 17 fleet that chose to attend the event. It is regrettable that the Tiger class allowed this truly unique opportunity to pass. I am pleased to report that the 15 boats in the 17 class represented the Hobie class extraordinarily well and these gentlemen should be thoroughly commended. The 17 class enjoyed the truly world-class regatta management of the StFYC’s professional regatta staff and the undeniably gracious hospitality of the club. It was a stellar event! It’s a pretty nice place. It has some nice views as well.
I understand that there will be a full report on the Tiger class NA issue by the regatta committee; I hope to add some comment to that report before it is presented. This is the second year in a row that we have not had a NAs for this class which is very much a shame. This was indeed a world-class opportunity well and truly blown! With an organization such as the StFYC, very much at the progressive fore-front of our sport, the impact of this non-event could well extend beyond the local area and region. I was at the event every day, on the committee boat for most of the time, and I would like to reiterate that the Hobie 17 class saved a lot of face for the Hobie class."
From the Race Director's report to the annual meeting.
"TIGER Tiger North Americans
This event scheduled for July at the St Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco was canceled due to a lack of entries.
A bit of history regarding the event. it was conceived by John Craig, the Race Director of the St Francis Yacht Club. He contacted us last year with an inquiry as to hosting the event. We met John at the Tiger Worlds in Santa Barbara, and went over all of the details. He was given a bid package. During the world event, both Lori and PU had chats with at least a dozen of the US Tiger sailors. All showed enthusiasm for the event. There were no negatives voiced. Lori also had chats with the Factory Tiger team.
Events followed which we will transmit to all assembled during the AGM.
HOBIE 17. One week prior to the event, we only had 9 registered boats. We made a few calls, as did some of the competitors and that figure went up to 14 boats a few days prior to the event. PU had several discussions with John Criag regarding the situation and its effect on the event budget. The effect was that the club would go into serious debt unless we made some cuts. We did make cuts that we felt would not effect the competiton, but were still well in the red. At this point PU recommended he not attend the event, thereby saving lodging and transportation cost for the RO. Instead John who is qualified, would be the RO. The final registration figures were 15 boats." US Sail Level 2 Instructor US Sail Level 3 Coach | | | Re: Anti-Tiger Smack
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#82616 09/05/06 05:53 AM 09/05/06 05:53 AM |
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | Most of you guys are probably at work and getting paid while you write this stuff. OK OK OK...NOW you're getting personal. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
Jake Kohl | | | Re: Anti-Tiger Smack
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#82617 09/05/06 06:39 AM 09/05/06 06:39 AM |
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Posts: 37 | I am not professional and never have been, in fact I paid good money to have the pleasure!! of sailing the Tiger and this out of date boat got me into 3rd place over all going into the last race of the 06 F18 Worlds. I was at the first f18 worlds and was involved in the development of the first prototype Capricorn from AHPC, I do believe that it has a slight advantage in some conditions but the Tiger still has its day, I cannot remember one race that I had a Capricorn off the start come over the top of me, in fact if it was in any way, I would say that I had a boat speed advantage, I think you guys need to forget about the boat speed and direct your efforts to practising. In reference to the rudders there is nothing wrong with the profile of the Tiger's you do get a little bit of flex from the white ones but the carbon rudders even though it's only an outside layer work equally as good as a Capricorns the only reason the Capricorn gives you the impression that it is better is in the hull design, that it sits on top of the water and not in it. The talk about wave piercing is all sales talk, if you analyse video footage of the two boats there is less pitch in the Tiger then the Capricorn this is caused by added volume in the bow and the stern, which cause's it to sail up and over waves rather than through them (wave piercing?). Quality the Tiger does have some faults, but don't kid yourself the Capricorn is no Mercedes-Benz even though you're properly paid a similar price, with a limited amount of sails you will find compression marks in the deck, and the anodising scratches easy and you will find the rudder assembly has its faults, all in all they are very similar in quality. The Tiger mast has been changed to a lighter section but this has been around for awhile, the Capricorn's mast varies from batch to batch and even Mr Goodall complained that he had a soft mast section at the 04 Worlds and there were complaints at the 06 worlds. So if you're thinking about buying a new boat study the results over a number regattas and you will see that you have many options, your choice should be made without the influence of Salesman. If the Tiger can make me look good it's not off the pace! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
Mark Laruffa | | | Re: Anti-Tiger Smack
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#82619 09/05/06 07:25 AM 09/05/06 07:25 AM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 9,582 North-West Europe Wouter
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Posts: 9,582 North-West Europe | This is just a post to the general public and not intended as a direct reply to mr. Bundock.
I in fact am on the side of the people who say that any design is good enough to win a championship on; it is the training, talent and shear determination that gets you there. Still, I can't help to notice a glaring disconnect over the last couple of years.
I remember the Tiger from 1995, it had a squaretop (small) mainsail and a jib sail that was sheeted of a wire running across the trampoline. The spinnaker looked like a balloon and was launched from a bag on the trampoline. The downhaul was 1:8 and the downhaul line was a thick as my thumb. The mast rotation was placed on the boom and the boom was a large rectangular section with an internal car. Just to name a few points, there are more.
Then, quite quickly we say the squaretop being replaced by a pin head mainsail, a mylar version. The jib sheeting was moved to the mainbeam and the spinnaker sail changed slowly into a more flat shape with broader shoulders.
Only 1 or 2 years later again, the trampoline setup was changed and the squaretop sail was reintroduced which hobie called the ST mainsail. The first pentex sails were introduced. The first snuffers began to be introduced and the boom was replaced by a much lighter round tube without a clew car. The Tiger hulls received a stiffening subdeck in the bows.
A little later again the selftacker was introduced and the new STX mainsail which has a significantly larger head and was exclusively pentex based. The spinnaker went through another shape change making them actually quite good of the shelve (which before that time was not always the case). The rig was properly sorted and rumour has it that is was named the Booth set of sails. I don't know to what extend that rumour reflects reality. On the beach it was however called that for a while.
But we are not done yet, not too long ago much stiffer carbon daggerboards and rudder boards were introduced and mast rotation was moved down to the trampoline and the downhaul system became a cascading 12:1 system with specialized flexible high tensile lines to reduce friction. I just read the post by mark laruffa and he states that the mast itself was replaced by a slightly softer one in the past. If this is true then that is a significant change as well.
What can we expect in the future. First of all the new fully battened jib. Very quickly the Tiger is the last F18 in the fleet to have an old style pear shaped mast. Either all the others with elliptical masts are wrong or Hobie will join this group in the future. This of course means another mast change. And we can go on .... but I think this part of my argument is pretty clear.
So what is my point exactly ?
Well during these 10 years I have heard scores of Hobie sailors say that they thought that the Tiger was good enough as it was and never needed to change.
Personally I would like to see one of those take out a 1995 vintage Tiger to a championship and proof all of us who made changes wrong.
Now I'm sure mr Bundock and mr. Ashby will come a very long way on such a boat precisely because they are very talented and have put in enormous amounts of time training and honing their skills. But I seriously doubt they would come out on top sailing this 1995 vintage boat. When given a choice I'm sure they will opt to use the 2005 (or 2006) version.
Give it another 10 years (or even less) and the same can be said of the 2005 version. Ergo the Tiger design NEEDS to change and WILL change in the coming years. It is inevitable.
Wouter
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#82622 09/05/06 02:03 PM 09/05/06 02:03 PM | Anonymous
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Unregistered | Well said Mark, (in both notes)
I noticed the attachment but thought I was swarn to secrecy. I guess the word is out then.
Tuck.
PS Kite arrived yesterday. Looks great, thanks. | | | Re: Anti-Tiger Smack
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#82623 09/05/06 03:25 PM 09/05/06 03:25 PM |
Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 984 2017 F18 Americas Site Dan_Delave
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Posts: 984 2017 F18 Americas Site | Mark,
Is that lip on "WHAT THE" the "don't go underwater" thing you were talking about in France? Looks interesting...have to tried to attach something to an existing boat to see if the concept works? I know that the marine architects think it is cool but does it work? Maybe you could get some older design of boat and make a foam mold then glass it right onto the hull then try to bury the bow. I would like to see the video of that!
Later, Dan
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