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ENDORSEMENTS- THE WETA TRIMARAN
Got the Weta out for the 1st time in some decent breeze
today. Now I really want to move to SF Bay because this boat
loves 18 knots of breeze! You guys at RYC need to keep an
extra fleet boat for me when I come to visit!! Coming from
big monohulls, this was the most effortless sailing in the
mid teens I have ever done. Hell, I didn't even feel the
need to slide fully out on the tramp, let alone have to
break a sweat to get the boat going. You'd also have to be
completely clueless to get into any trouble. In the biggest
puff, I set the kite on a tight reach and managed to fully
bury the leeward ama. A quick bear off popped it up and she
jumped off on a full mid teens plane. Had this been a skiff,
I would have been swimming! At no time did it ever feel like
digging in at the bows. She is also super easy to unload
with an ease of the kite sheet or a bear down. Any real oh
shit moment can be dealt with by bearing down and furling
the kite, if needed. Go sail one of these, they are super
fun!!!!!
Ryan
Green Weta Owner, NY
"I
love the boat. The Weta is so much better than I ever
imagined it would be. But you lied to me. You told me
it was a sailboat it's not, it's an airplane, it flies. I
already have our first prospective customer. An older
gentlemen, who said he has been sailing for 50 years, just
fell in love with the Weta. Today when I was packing up from
a great day on the water, he stood and talked to me for an
hour about the boat. He wanted to know
how much and where can he get one. I have been out three
days in a row with the boat. Friday I spent three hours on
the beach. The next day I went to the beach and sailed for
the first time with just the main sail. I was so surprised
by the speed and maneuverability that a big smile came
across my face and then I just laughed with joy for about
ten minutes while I was sailing. Today I put up the main and
jib, it was a blast. I am too
sore to go tomorrow. I will reluctantly have to take a day
off. But there is always Tuesday. Thanks for the joy
you have brought me."
Rick
Weta Owner, Florida, USA
"This
boat reeks of quality"
Joe
Seitz.�Lead Instructor at Nor'Banks Sailing
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We recently joined the converted after my father-in-law
bought a Weta. It lives behind the garage at our place -
they say possession is nine tenths of the law, which is my
justification for thinking of it as ours. Pop doesn't seem
to mind that we only let him use it occasionally. A couple
of weeks after taking delivery of our new toy,
we popped it on the garden trailer and took it to Coromandel
for our summer holiday. In two and a half weeks away, I only
missed two days on the water. Everyone loved it - I even got
airborne with an old school friend
that had never been sailing. Pitchpoled in a bit of a blow
and steep seas with my sister-in-law - neither of us could
stop laughing from the moment we left the shore to the
moment we got back to the beach to pick up the next crew.
Three-sail bast reaching with my wife while the grandparents
looked after the kids - the ultimate grantparent support:
supplying both the babysitting and the entertainment. Beat
that! Cruising around the bay under spinnaker with three
under-fives and two adults (not her fastest mode), with
everyone lazing on the trampolines and no-one moving even to
tack or gybe. But my favourite times were cruising with my
3-year old son, Peter. He likes gentle breezes most - things
got a bit too wet for him in the breeze - but we spent many
afternoons just exploring the harbour, sometimes for several
hours on end. After a bit of one-on-one coaching
he now gets upset if he doesn't get to steer at least 50% of
the time. Destined for greatness maybe;
happiness for sure!�He and I are looking forward to getting
into the racing scene at Pt Chevalier, our local club -
hoping for the prize for youngest father-and-son team, but
if we clean-up too much silverware for sailing too
fast, we might find that plan gets voted down! �Perhaps the
first bit of competition on my hands is convincing my wife
to let me go instead of her - I'm sure she's got her eye on
a mother and son trophy (she might have to donate one
first). Fabulous family fun, with plenty to keep those with
a competitive streak interested. I get the feeling we'll be
Weta-people for a very long time - the question is how long
have I got before Peter and his little brother oust their
Dad altogether. I figure I still have a few years, and I'm
looking forward to them."
Michael
Eaglen
General Manager, Engineering Consultancy
High Modulus International
"I'll
take that one"
George, First Weta Owner in the USA (within the first
hour of the Boat Show)....................................................................................................................................................
"I�m
very happy to report that the boat arrived safely at the
lake. Sunday morning I was up at 5am in quite strong winds,
out in the boat together with a friend. I tell you, this
boat is a rocket - it is amazing how fast it goes! We were
totally wet and we had to give up after 1 hour as we were
completely tired! The whole day my arms felt like the weak
wings of a bird. I feel very great with my boat...and people
were very curious about it. Most would like to try it. We
will see what happens! Anyway, I hope next weekend the wind
will not blow too much, so I can take Helen out on it. I
think she like it too."
Markus Winter
Win Asia Consulting
Member Of The Shanghai Yacht Club
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"Having sailed around the World on a Townsend 34, I was
of the opinion that I had experienced the ultimate
adventure onboard the ultimate sailing boat. We parted
with our Townsend some years ago and I thought I
would never experience the ultimate sail again. How
wrong I was! Having seen the Weta in boating magazines,
I was fortunate to meet both Roger Kitchen and his Weta
at Castor Bay. I was treated to the first of several
sails on the Weta and was sold within the first ten
minutes - what a ride! The Weta has all the traits of a
well-behaved sailing boat; stability, easy-to-handle and
rigged with the added bonus of a safe thrilling ride
that is second-to-none. The Weta is to sailing what Pele
is to Football - there will never be another like it.
Thank you Roger!"
Alan
Hounsome
Cafe
Sofra
"One of the fastest 14 foot boats on the planet"
Meade
Gougeon, Boat of the Year Judge for Sailing World
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"I've been out a number of times in the Weta - an
all-round boat for learn to sail, recreation, and high
performance! What a blast! I cant wait for the class to
grow!�
The laser and the Hobie have always been seen as the
worlds all purpose recreation boats. Having sailed the
Weta I can see that these guys have incorporated all the
strong characteristics of both. A high performance boat,
it is exciting, forgiving and easy to sail, while being
simple and compact. Why wasn't this thought of before?!?
I'm going to push for a lot of sailing clubs to jump
aboard the Weta - it's just what New Zealand sailing
needs
to boost interest and participation in the sport."
Michael
Bullot
Double
World Champion
New
Zealand Olympic Laser Sailor
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"I was looking for a 'big' little sail boat. It had to
have and do everything for almost everybody in my circle
of family and friends. The only trouble was, I wasn't at
all sure what such a boat would look like or if it was
even possible. I looked at a wide variety of boats but
for me all fell short in one way or another.
I
saw The Weta prototype at The Boat Show of 2003 and
wasn't alone in recognizing a great concept well
underway. A multi hull with a great design and a
terrific sail plan. It was also the first time I met
Roger, the driving force behind the project not to
mention youth sailing programmes in Auckland over many
years.
Through him I was able to follow some of the evolutions
and refinements that led to the fully honed Weta we
purchased in October 2005.
Since then my family and friends have sailed our Weta on
more than 30 occasions in a wide variety of seascapes
and winds. It has been sailed alone with all sails up;
two up and stacked out in skiff-like fashion
hard on the wind; handled by one of the kids with just
the boomless main or with the whole family on board !
We wanted a safe, stable, strong, easy to rig sail boat
with good all round performance. One that was easy
for everybody to sail. We got all that and more! It
points well, it tacks with consummate ease and it gives
a thrilling ride with no fuss. Everything about it is
effortless and responsive. An efficient, well balanced
design, bulletproof sails and up to the minute materials
choices and construction played key roles in assuring
these qualities. The workmanship is also excellent.
Then The Weta has bonus attributes we hadn't even
thought about. The beach trailer, the way the boat packs
down, tows and stores. The colour choices that
individualize it. The supremely uncomplicated layout of
quality gear and the colour coordinated lines and
halyards. The multitude of comfortable and spacious
sitting
positions. The way our red screacher turbo charges
performance when unfurled and so on.
Hard to believe that you can have all of this in a sail
boat a little over 4 metres long! This is truly a 'Big'
little sports sail boat that has everything and will do
everything for almost everyone, whatever age or sailing
ability.
As such, I would recommend The Weta to anyone who likes
or thinks they would like to get out on the water.
John Van Kan,
Family And Friends
"They got
it right!"
Jan Gougeon, Mulithull Pioneer and Weta Owner
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