VX Evo

Sailboat specifications

The VX Evo is a 15’8” (4.78m) single handed skiff (dinghy) designed by Bennett Yachting (New Zealand). She is built since 2017 by Ovington Boats (United Kingdom). She has been awarded "2017 - Sailing World - Boat of the Year: Best Dinghy" and "2017 - SAIL magazine - Best Performance Boat under 30ft".

VX Evo's main features

Model

VX Evo

Hull type

Monohull

Category

Single handed skiff (dinghy)

Sailboat builder

Ovington Boats

Sailboat designer

Bennett Yachting

Country

United Kingdom

Construction

Fiberglass reinforced epoxy:
Sandwich PVC E-glass epoxy with carbon fiber reinforcements

First built hull

2017

Last built hull

Still in production

Award(s)

2017: Sailing World - Boat of the Year: Best Dinghy
2017: SAIL magazine - Best Performance Boat under 30ft

Appendages

Centerboard : daggerboard

Helm

Single tiller

Rudder

Single transom hung rudder

Unsinkable

Trailerable

Yes

Standard public price ex. VAT (indicative only)

About

11 900 €

(2020)

VX Evo's main dimensions

Hull length: 15’ 8”4.78 m
Beam (width): 5’ 8”1.74 m
Light displacement (M_LC): 181 lb82 kg

VX Evo's rig and sails

Upwind sail area: 111 ft²10.29 m²
Downwind sail area: 231 ft²21.44 m²
Mainsail area: 111 ft²10.29 m²
Asymmetric spinnaker area: 120 ft²11.15 m²
Rigging type: Cat boat Marconi (square top mainsail)
Mast configuration: Mast foot integrated on deck
Rotating spars: No
Spreaders angle: No spreader
Spars construction: Carbon fiber spars

VX Evo's performances

Crew: 1
Upwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size. Upwind: under 18 the ratio indicates a cruise oriented sailboat with limited performances especially in light wind, while over 25 it indicates a fast sailboat.: 587 ft²/T54.52 m²/T
Downwind sail area to displacement iThe ratio sail area to displacement is obtained by dividing the sail area by the boat's displaced volume to the power two-thirds. The ratio sail area to displacement can be used to compare the relative sail plan of different sailboats no matter what their size.: 1223 ft²/T113.59 m²/T
Displacement-length ratio (DLR) iThe Displacement Length Ratio (DLR) is a figure that points out the boat's weight compared to its waterline length. The DLR is obtained by dividing the boat's displacement in tons by the cube of one one-hundredth of the waterline length (in feet). The DLR can be used to compare the relative mass of different sailboats no matter what their length: a DLR less than 180 is indicative of a really light sailboat (race boat made for planning), while a DLR greater than 300 is indicative of a heavy cruising sailboat.: 441
Critical hull speed iAs a ship moves in the water, it creates standing waves that oppose its movement. This effect increases dramatically the resistance when the boat reaches a speed-length ratio (speed-length ratio is the ratio between the speed in knots and the square root of the waterline length in feet) of about 1.2 (corresponding to a Froude Number of 0.35) . This very sharp rise in resistance, between speed-length ratio of 1.2 to 1.5, is insurmountable for heavy sailboats and so becomes an apparent barrier. This leads to the concept of "hull speed". The hull speed is obtained by multiplying the square root of the waterline length (in feet) by 1.34.: 3.20 knots