Freak Outs ~ help needed

[jammy dodger]

Hi Everyone, a mate of mine is looking to buy a twelve and needs your comments on Freak Outs. Boat to be sailed mainly at Spinnaker.
Anything good/bad about Freak Outs? Said to be a good all rounder and also in light airs.

N12 site has them as modified Crusaders but only 5 have been built.

Is it that other designs Foolish and Final Chapters etc were developed leaving the Crusader derivatives behind? Do you know what the modifications were intended to achieve? The picture on the website shows an open foredeck (ie none!). Is that a common feature? Can't be too clever in a big sea.

[Tim L (Guest)]

Hi,

the yellow boat is actually pretty different to the other Freak Outs - the others are much more conventional apart from the deck stepped masts - the yellow boat is chined and has the semi-self draining interior.

I think you're right about their lack of popularity - that they came about at a time when the crusader design was falling out of favour?  But as an AC boat they're very good and probably one of the nicest looking 12s you can own  (As well as being that rare thing - an AC boat with a plastic hull), certainly should do fine at Spinnaker.

Tim

[Jimbo42]