At 14:46 29 January 2015, Sean Fidler wrote:
Vaporware to slow down the sale of 29s and JS1s ;-)

Just like the Duckhawk and the JS1 prove, it will be a miracle if Shempp
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rth is able to produce a significant performance increase over the 29.
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e is a curious, highly predictable thing. The JS1 in 18 and the Duckhawk
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n 15 are very good gliders but they fell far short of being the game
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rs they were innitially advertised as being. The other gliders are still
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ery much competitive. In fact the 29 has never lost the World
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I believe. Now here comes the rumored V3 and many are touting it to
be a
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"game changer!" Fact is that the 29 is "still" the standard by which all
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ther 18m gliders are measured. It is going to be exceedingly difficult
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d expensive) to significantly exceed it.

Furthermore, if a clearly superior 18 meter glider arrives, the 18m class
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long strong due to perceived stability) will fracture a bit. Many will
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t stop competing in an uneven event rather than buy a new glider.

Once something new arrives which has a clear advantage, maybe I'll get
in
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ine :-). But I'm not that worried about it. It might be appealing just
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start a "legacy" 18 meter class and exclude the V3. I like racing (well,
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LCing) 29s and JS1s just fine.



I merely suggested it as an option. We shall see what the future will
bring.