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Welcome to the ISC K6 class page. The fleet has been adopted for a trial period of two years, so we are very keen to attract new members to make us a permanent fixture! Come and see us before or after we’re sailing, many days we can get you out for a spin then and there. If you’d like to arrange a longer test sail, call Peter Dann on 07976 951177 or email peter@the-nursery.net.
The K6 is an ideal “crossover boat” from the performance dinghies to the traditional keelboats. It’s a big dinghy but has two of the big attractions of a keelboat: it’s easy to handle and doesn’t capsize. Its light weight means low sheet loads so it’s easily handled by mixed crews, and it’s a very simple strict one-design so needs no regular maintenance (enough bimbling is allowed to keep ex-14 sailors happy).
This makes it ideal for those without the time or energy to keep on top of their dinghy sailing. It’s
• Fast, with a PY similar to a 505 or Laser 4000, easily planing;
• Light (280kg), easily handled ashore and afloat (it has a retractable bulb keel so draws only 12” raised);
• Rigged like a dinghy, with light all-carbon spars and asymmetric spinnaker;
• Relatively affordable at £15,000 (plus extras) new, £7,000+ second hand;
• Can be sailed with two or three crew.
It’s a niche class but it’s growing in popularity: well over a hundred have now been built and there are fleets at
Aldeburgh
Carsington
Queen Mary
Yarmouth
Lymington
Hayling
The biggest fleet is actually in the US at the American YC in Long Island Sound – the shopping is so much better than Sandy Point, and we’re invited to their Open in October. http://www.americanyc.com/
Class captain, Peter Dann, is doing his class page in a slightly different way...
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