Passion X being weighed at Woolwich Dock
Passion X weighed in a little over 5,000 kg which was quite a bit more than the 4,600 kg I was expecting. Our ORCi Club certificate currently has a weight of 4,306 kg which means we will get the rating benefit of the extra 700 kg of weight and it will be interesting to see what that figure will be. So the good news is that the rating will improve quite a bit and the extra weight that has gone into the hull will ensure a long life for Passion X.
The bad new is that the speed targets on our ORCi Club certificate will be superseded with lower targets and the exciting 12.25 knots in 20 knots of breeze will not be realized.
I have a copy of a trial certificate for Black Cat, the 38 ft prototype of our Didi 40 Cr which shows a weight of 5,285 kg and a rating of 1.03. it is only a trial certificate and while the true weight of Black Cat may be 4,500 kg the trial certificate is based on the stated weight. If we plug in our 5,000 kg, increased hull overhang, more sail area and deeper keel we are going to get a figure higher than 1.03 but less than the 1.11 we have at present.
On the other hand we have to declare the larger spinnaker which may off set some of the improved handicap from the higher confirmed weight.