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Article #397: MX-Ray Sailboat

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Very fast, monohull single-hander The bowsprit so that a large foresail can be
MX-Ray sailboat is one of those sailboats carried despite the short length of the
that lots of dinghy sailors want to know hull. Not only is there a mainsail with a
about, but evidently not enough wanted to deep roach, but also a jib, genoa, with
buy, as it is no longer made. With a top stowing tube and a spinnaker. With this
speed of 20 knots, the ability to plane much sail, it is no surprise that the e
in winds as low as 6 knots, this tiny MX-Ray sailboat is very fast, and can
sailboat or sailing dinghy is truly leave Lasers well behind. The MX-Ray
amazing. How come it is so fast? Well, it sailboat is made from advanced materials,
is similar in concept to the Moth with a carbon fiber mast and bowsprit and
sailboats, which have been used in daggerboard. This is fine with a new
international sailboat racing for years. boat, but now that you cannot buy a new
Like the Moth, the e MX-Ray sailboat has one, getting a replacement for a broken
a very narrow hull, giving a small wetted mast could be a problem these days. Of
area, but widens out above the waterline course, these carbon fiber parts are
so the crew can sit out to counterbalance expensive. The basic specification of the
the force on the sail. In the Moth, which MX-Ray sailboat is: LOA: 12 feet 11
was normally wooden, a trampoline was inches Beam: 8 feet, 2 feet 6 inches at
mounted on the hull, but the MX-Ray the waterline Draft: 2 feet 8 inches
sailboat is plastic, so it is molded to Weight: 175 lb. The MX-Ray sailboat was a
provide the space for the sailor to sit remarkable design, able to give plenty of
out. This is how it gets the name - well excitement to those that want to go
the Ray part. Looked on from above, the really fast but have a small budget.
MX-Ray sailboat looks like a stingray. John Hartley, who runs sailboatsyachts,
Unlike most single-handers, the e MX-Ray started sailing sailing dinghies, but
sailboat has a lot of sail. Like many after a day in a keelboat decided that
modern high-speed sailboats, it has a was his type of sailing boat.






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