Yes I got that. Governing factor is money it cost to make vs what people are willing to pay.
Light and strong always costs a lot.
Havenāt seen anything like that since Huki was selling those 12 pound OC-1s.
I will still have faith in Stellar, so adrenaline junkies can always push thing past the safe spot.
Iām on my second Stellar and 2 friends are on their first. Very well made boats , and light.
I had to drill 2 holes in mine to attach a rudder cleat. The Advantage layup is tough!
Purely to answer the question, for every 1% increase in total weight (boat + people + gear) you are about 0.2% slower.
Assuming a total weight of 220lbs then 5lbs is 2.2333%. That ends up being 83 seconds per hour at 6 mph.
Most of us donāt care about 80 seconds at full effort, but if you lost the last race by 78 seconds thatās money well spent
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Oops. So not one but two boats sections to keep from crashing into other people as they go to shoreā¦ not fun.