How will the 12m Harry performance compare to Rare Bird and Blind
Date ? Will their be a "cruiser" and "sport" option or will it be a
compromise between the two ?

--- In harryproa@..., "Robert" <cateran1949@...> wrote:
>
> It is pretty impressive for such a comfortable boat. Even with the
> extra weight it is still pretty light compared to most multihulls of
> similar length,
> \ Robert
>
> --- In harryproa@..., Mike Crawford <jmichael@>
wrote:
> >
> >
> > Fifteen knots in fifteen knots of wind? In Rare Bird? Holy
moly!
> >
> > Very impressive, Mark and Rob. I've enjoyed watching Rare Bird
going
> > from planks to a finished yacht, but have always assumed it would
be
> > somewhat of a dog on the water. Not slower than the average
monhull,
> > mind you, but nowhere near the potential of the Visionarry Sport
> > design. Given the extra weight in Rare Bird, I doubted it could
> > approach wind speed.
> >
> > I can't wait to see what Blind Date can do. Please do post
videos
> > when available.
> >
> > I'll also add my name to the list of people who are excited
about the
> > KSS developments. While it's going to be many years before I
have the
> > time to strip plank a boat large enough for the open water and
then fair
> > it, the KSS designs should bring the project within reach. To
lower the
> > cost of entry even further than it has already been lowered is
quite
> a feat.
> >
> > - Mike
> >
> >
> > mark@ wrote:
> > >
> > > I have just spent the last 5 days on Rare Bird, the 50'
cruising proa,
> > sailing her up to Coffs Harbour from SW Rock (35 miles) for a big
clean
> > up. She was looking pretty forlorn having sat on the mooring for
over a
> > year unused, except for the swallows who have used her for a
rookery.
> > The will (diseased estate) is being sorted so she can now be
listed with
> > a broker to sell. She looks her old self again.
> > >
> > > The sail up was fairly slow with light winds on the nose but
the trip
> > back was a blast. It started off light but got up to 15 knots
from the
> > west giving us 15 knots of boat speed. She is a delight to sail
and a
> > lot of fun. I had a very impressed Australian Multihull journalist
> > onboard so a test article is coming. His wife was even more
impressed
> > (she wants one).
> > >
> > > I took a video camera so see the results at
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8chR6DAFjGA . Lousy resolution but
you
> > get the idea. Faster sailing is towards the end.
> > >
> > > Mark
> > >
> > >
> > > ...................................
> > > Mark Stephens .
> > > www.harryproa.com
> > >
> > >
> >
>