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Diamant*** sailing

A modern rig

The modern rig of the DIAMANT*** stands on deck and has no backstay or running backstay. This is made possible by two spreaders set at 30° astern. A self-tacking jib on a furling system and a specially developed Lazy Jack boom, with which one can automatically release the Lazy Jack lines without leaving the cockpit, in interaction with a fully battened Fathead mainsail, makes handling the sails and thus sailing child´s play. The sails are, of course, made of Maxx Aramid and the mainsail is equipped with a ballslide system within the mast, with which the sail can be moved with ease.

Gennaker instead of spinnaker

You will look in vain for a spinnaker on the DIAMANT***. This is as it should be for a modern yacht - when sailing down wind, you use only a top gennaker on an extendable gennaker pole with a one-line system that is integrated sideways into the hull. This reduces the lines on board to a minimum - no topping lift and downhauls, no barber haulers and, of course, no spi pole.

reaching

gennaker

Diamant ***

Sailing on the wind

The fully battened Fathead mainsail practically trims itself, making a traveler track in the cockpit redundant. With a keel weight of 1.000 kg, the keel bulb´s deep center of gravity gives the yacht a large righting moment, in addition to the existing form stability of the hull. If necessary, one could always reef, was the experience we had when sailing. This says everything about the yacht's performance in a strong wind, but also with a light wind with a top gennaker with 115 m2.

A free cockpit

The cockpit is practically free of lines and connectors. Behind the cabin bulkhead in the cockpit, you only have the main sheet and the foresheet. The famous line salad in the cockpit no longer exists. Without a traveler track, you can move around freely in the entire cockpit.

large cockpit

main boom

sailing with a lot of space

Easy handling

With the self-tacking jib, sailing is easy without backstay and running backstay. When tacking, simply lay the pole and move to the other bow. That's all you need to do. And should you wish to leave the rudder for a while, an autopilot that is permanently installed onto the rudder arm below deck will inconspicuously take over for you. It's as simple and comfortable as it gets.

Experience pays off

Our many years of experience as regatta sailors and producer of One Design Classes have paid off fully when designing this new DIAMANT***. When implemented, all our ideas for this new yacht have turned out to be winners. In the end, we once again have created an exceptional yacht, and we're proud of it.