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First Post! 11/01/2008
 

We welcome your feedback. Please let us know what you think of the new website and if theres anything more you'd like us to add. Also if you've sailed a Weta, we'd be glad to hear how you find it.

 


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Chris Best

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:19:29

Some feedback from a happy Weta sailor:

I love the boat, no question. It goes like an absolute bomb, is easy and forgiving, recovers from some ridiculous angles and is very comfortable to sail. A couple of minor glitches - the spinnaker is losing threads in various places; the centreboard and rudder seem rather poorly finished for a boat with such attention to performance - I shall certainly be purchasing the carbon centreboard, what about the rudder blade? - and it does take a while to rig if you are single handed. I usually plan on an hour from cover off to in the water.

But these are niggles really. On the water the boat is incredibly quick. I can overtake almost anything with the exception of the big (18') cats, foiling Moths, asymmetric skiffs and some of the windsurfers. It's the only boat I know where you have to be a bit careful tacking in high winds because of G forces in the turn.

The boat has attracted some enormous attention at the club (Grafham Water SC), from experienced cat sailors looking at design features to weekend dinghy sailors marvelling at the speed and look of the boat. Comment last weekend from someone on the shore: you can't take your eyes off it, it's a very striking boat and is so quick (I have it in red with the black spinnaker so it's pretty distinctive!)

 

Andy

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:17:22

Sailed one in Porto Heli, Greece (Neilson). Sept '09. Fantastic fun, very quick & very smooth to sail - and I'm really rubbish at sailing & a beginner. Well done Weta.

 

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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:19:36

Interesting thing!
This is my first time comment at your blog.
Good recommended website.

 

George Morris

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:23:51

The link to the 'gallery' is broken

 

Andy Rothwell

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:54:36

Also sailed the one on loan to Neilson at Porto Heli, Greece, summer 2009. Despite some (unjustified, in my view) disparaging comments from some of the hardcore sailors it was interesting to note that as the week went on the Weta was more and more in demand. Very fast, very safe and stable, great fun. Some minor points of attention to detail on the finish - on that one the tack kept coming unfastened - you need more than a small plastic clip to handle the forces exerted at this point. Also the whole thing felt a little more 'flexible' than I would have liked. It would be interesting to capsize (and recover) one. NO question - if I could afford one I'd buy it tomorrow. I'm up for a free loan if there's one going!

Andy Rothwell


 

Simon Currey

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:57:53

Great to get feedback! Many thanks to all. We've fixed the gallery link which went down during a recent redesign of the New Zealand design team's Wetamarine.com website. They've done a great job with it, worth a look.

We feedback all user comments on boat design and any issues with components to the design team for consideration which are welcomed. We took on distribution of this boat 2 years ago because we believed it really does something a little different. Since then it has sold well over 300 worldwide and we are also delighted to report that it has recently won the Dinghy Category in Sailing World's 2010 boat of the year awards. Please do keep the comments coming.

Thanks again!
Simon

 

Andrew Hubert von Staufer

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:02:57

I have been looking for some time for a Shark V trimaran to restore having hhad loads of fun helping in the sailing and development of these in the 9160s around Shoreham.

I had been disappointed at every turn but then saw the Weta on facebook of all things. I am delighted to se something that has filled almost the same slot at the same size but taken the idea to an new level.

I have every intention of trying one later this spring and will be saving like mad. Well done! Andrew Hubert von Staufer

 

George Morris

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:20:23

We have been sailing here in the North of Scotland for three weeks now and have had three race weekends. Early observations on the boat: the SCHRS based PN is absurd except perhaps in very strong winds. I reckon the boat sails about the same speed as a Phantom around a tringular course in F2-3 but I would be prepared to try a PN of 1000 to get a race.

In very light winds the jib battens foul the mast when tacking from starboard to port. A downward pull on the leech sometimes flicks them through.

I don't like the tiller (which is too short) or the positioning of the mainsheet which prevents full movement of the tiller. I have divided the mainsheet either side of the tiller out to the edge of the hull, added a jammer each side and extended the tiller. Operation is now conventional and you don't have to swing the tiller extension around the mainsheet when tacking or gybing.

I agree with Chris Best about the reacher shedding threads. I sent mine (which was not new) to Pinnell and Bax for a new leech tape which took a while but was not expensive.

The promotional videos show the boat being rigged in flat calm conditions on the lawn of the Takapuna yacht club. It is more difficult standing waist deep in water in a force 5 in speedboat wash! Forget about tying bowlines with one hand at head height! Instal hooks, snap shackles etc to make one handed attachment easy.

Sailing? I love it! But with the water cold and not many people about I don't want to pitchpole or capsize. Will someone tell me where the limit is?! And what are the symptoms of an impending wipeout?

George Morris
21 Apr 10
Findhorn (near Inverness)

 



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