This took not a long time, the designer Dudley Dix mentions just six months.
The words below are extracted from Dudleys own blog.
Despite the very light wind, they
had good sailing and were impressed by performance. Jim's first comments
are:-
She sails beautifully and she is fast. Beating into a chop in light wind this am going at about 3,7 kts felt happy. Then was told wind spd 4 kts by passing boat quite amazing.
The words below are extracted from Dudleys own blog.
Didi Sport 15 (DS15) Launch
The long-awaited day arrived this weekend.
Jim Foot, in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, launched his self-built DS15 at Algoa Bay Yacht
Club. He started with a pre-cut plywood kit supplied by CKD Boats in Cape Town and took
approximately 6 months of his spare time from ..................
| DS15 "Bateleur" about to get wet for the first time. |
She sails beautifully and she is fast. Beating into a chop in light wind this am going at about 3,7 kts felt happy. Then was told wind spd 4 kts by passing boat quite amazing.
Very well behaved. No balance issues. Save a bit
of lee helm with the kite up. Loads of compliments from older sailors. Hunter
Gall get on the water you dont know what you are missing. This is one good boat.
Ps only sailed in bulb config at this stage.
A few changes to make. But not many. Congrats Dudley on a fantastic hull. Its a beaut
A few changes to make. But not many. Congrats Dudley on a fantastic hull. Its a beaut
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