Relaxed recreational sailing is all about swimming, sunbathing, having a good book to read, and sailing slowly along the coastline or island to island, in search of interesting harbours, great restaurants and tavernas.

 

It's not surprising that a high percentage of recreational sailors choose to sail under jib alone. There's less to worry about and less chance that newcomers to sailing might get anxious, if the wind gets up.

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Consequently, our design brief was to keep the HopYacht sail plan simple and easy to manage. In collaboration with DuToit Yacht Design and North Sails Cape Town, we worked through numerous configurations and opted for a single furling genoa.

 

Moving the mast further aft on the boat ensures that the HopYacht 30 has good all-round sailing performance, optimises the sail area and brings the centre of effort (COE) further aft to significantly improve upwind performance.

Not having a mainsail, also means there's no risk of injury from a boom.