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Feb 23, 2010, 10:48 AM
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Award-winning Fusion 15 re-introduced at Toronto Boat Show
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The Fusion 15, a light planing dinghy designed as a bridge between traditional dinghies and lightweight skiffs, was re-introduced at the 2010 Toronto Boat Show by its new builder, Fusion Boats.
First shown in 2003, the Fusion 15 was designed by Steve Killing, a multi-talented designer and author whose portfolio ranges from America’s Cup yachts to canoes. The boat’s design features include:
• A stiff and long-lived Corecell-cored hull that planes readily;
• Top-quality Harken hardware;
• Roller-furling jib trimmed via a single line and ball-bearing traveller;
• An innovative, easy-launch asymmetrical spinnaker;
• Visibility-friendly clear Mylar sails;
• A sculpted open transom that drains water away immediately, while allowing safe and easy re-boarding in the event of a capsize.
Beyond features, it was the boat’s stellar sailing qualities that earned the boat the Boat of the Year Award, Performance Dinghy category, from Sailing World Magazine of Newport RI. Judges loved the way designer Killing had found a balance of performance qualities with predictable behaviour. One described it as, “a truly enjoyable sailing dinghy appropriate for sailors from a wide range of age and skill levels to have fun in.”
Fusion Boats will build the boats in a Toronto-area facility.
For more information, please contact Rory McGuinness, 416-436-7474 or at rory@fusionboats.com, or see http://www.fusionboats.com.
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