devoti-one d-one News

The RYA Volvo London Dinghy Show, at Alexandra Palace in central London, is the
only show in the world dedicated to dinghy sailing. There were 217 exhibitors, showing different dinghy classes, sailing kit, clothing and promoting dinghy racing clubs around the country.

The show is always popular and was packed with visitors on both Saturday and Sunday the 6th and 7th March.

We were delighted to have been invited to show the D-One on the Harken UK stand, which was a large and very professionally presented stand in what was probably the best position in the hall. The D-One attracted people to the Harken stand and visitors to Harken were attracted to the D-One, so this arrangement was very successful for both parties.

We spoke to hundreds of people over the two days, from Sweden, Belgium, Italy, Holland and France, as well as from the UK. There was very serious interest with many people making a special journey to look at the D-One. We have a long list of people wanting to test sail the boat in various parts of the country and everyone’s hard work over the winter has paid off and the show can be considered a great success.

Special thanks to the staff of Harken UK for all their help and support.

On the 6th April, Mengham Rythe Sailing Club kindly allowed us to use their excellent facilities for a special D-One and Devoti Finn test day.

Alan Henderson from Yachting Life magazine was official photographer for both Yachting Life and Dinghy Sailing Magazine. Alan also had the chance to test sail the D-One and had a great time in sunny conditions with a steady light breeze.

Potential customers also took to the water and as usual, everyone came back smiling. The Finn has been sailed in Chichester harbour from the very beginning of its' history and we're delighted to see that the first fleet for the D-One is now developing in the harbour.

We are happy to organise test sails on a one to one basis if required. Please contact us at info@suntouched.co.uk to arrange your sail!