VX Evo

Evolving the Single-Handed Skiff Hiking Experience

 

The VX Evo is a single-handed skiff hiking dinghy that offers apparent wind sailing with an asymmetric spinnaker.

Designed for the larger sailor, it's like the 21st-century version of the Finn heavyweight dinghy.

A lightweight hull with a beamy cockpit, it includes 3 different sail sizes to ensure the right (sailor) weight to power ratio is achieved, and a kick-out transom on the chine line that offers extra stability. Easy-to-use controls and a spinnaker halyard system will ensure smooth hoists and takedowns.

 

The VX Evo won - "2017 - Sailing World - Boat of the Year: Best Dinghy" and "2017 - SAIL magazine - Best Performance Boat under 30ft". 

 

The VX Evo is part of the VX Sailing range of boats.

 

Specifications

 

Designer                     Ross Weene,

Class racing                One Design

Class Association        Local

Ideal weight                75kg – 115kg’s |165Ib to 250Ib

Crew                             1 person

Hull:

LOA                              4.78m | 15.68ft

Beam                           1.74m | 5.71ft

Boat weight                79kg (includes centreboard non ballasted, rudder stock, tiller, tiller extension, all sails, boom, mainsheet, mast, halyards, stays)

Material                       E-Glass with carbon reinforcement in key areas. PVC core and hard gelcoat surface.

Sails:

Brand                           Open to any sail maker to build to specified class rules

Mainsail                       Fully battened square top

Mainsail Large:            10.2sqm / 110sqft

Mainsail Standard       9.3sqm / 100sqft

Mainsail                         8.4sqm / 90sqft

Spinnaker                     Asymmetric - 11sqm / 120sqft

Systems:

Mainsheet system       Off the boom

Vang/kicker                  Cascading

Sail Controls position  Centralised

Gennaker hoist            Single line for halyard / retrieval / pole launcher

Gennaker feature        Large-mouth launcher

Spars:

Mast, Boom,                 Carbon

Mast Length                 6.452m | 21.17ft

Mast assembly             Two piece

Prod                               Tractable carbon

Foils:

Keel type                     Centreboard, ballasted option

Rudder                        Removable rudder

Rudder stock              One piece with tiller extension attached

Optional extras:

Beach Trolley

Top and bottom covers

Mainsheet floor package

Atlas A2 Sailing Instrument

Vakaros Atlas A2 GPS Mount Bracket

Trolley (Aluminum), top cover, bottom cover

The boat comes complete with all ropes and sheets from Robline, foils, rudderstock, tiller extension, pole, hiking straps, boom. The rig package comes with complete mast, stays, halyards and boom. Sails are not included.