Following Raison’s easy 2011 Transat win there was little interest in follow-up scow designs with just a tiny handful pursuing what to almost everyone else seemed a bit obvious! Michel Desjoyeaux’s company Mer Agitée designed Simon Koster’s Eight Cubed (above) – third in the latest race after holding second place until the last day. The runner-up slot was taken by Jörg Riechers’ Bertrand-designed scow, while the race and the last 18 months of class racing have been dominated by Ian Lipinski (left) on the 2014 Raison design
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SH:Do you think the Series scow can work, being so much heavier than a Proto? DR: Absolutely. Scows have more form stability than traditional designs and in the Series division that is even more important than in the Protos because we cannot benefit from canting keels or water ballast. SH: Some people predicted a revolution after your 2011 victory, but there are still relatively few scows out sailing. Why do you think that is? DR: You are right! From my standpoint it is
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a shame scow designs have not taken off more widely. The Class40 and Imoca classes both passed rules to ban scows just after my victory in 2011, but I am 100 per cent convinced that Class40 and Imoca scows would be faster than the current boats if class rules allowed. I understand the decision regarding the
Class40 as it is an owner-driven class and they wanted to make sure the large existing fleet did not become obsolete, but I was dis- appointed in the decision of the Imoca class
which I think should allow more open devel- opment. I think if people had seen Class40 and Imoca scows winning races they would have had the confidence to build outside those classes as well – in IRC and other types of handicap racing, for example. Luckily I think that might be about to change… SH: So what are your next projects? DR: In terms of non-foiling boats I have no definite projects in the pipeline except the Series Mini. I have been in preliminary discussions with some clients regarding a Class40 that goes to the maximum volume allowed by the current class rules (like the recently launched Carac – a Marc Lombard design), a Transquadra IRC design and a more offshore-oriented Fast40-type design. But nothing concrete yet. I would love to work on any of those
projects so I hope that sooner or later some- one will give it a go. I just need to find some clients who want a fun boat and who are
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