THE ASSASSIN
The Assassin moth has proudly been designed and developed in New Zealand. It is the latest in ultimate sailing at a very affordable price. It is extremely addictive and sailors must be warned you probably won’t want to sail anything else. The Assassin cruises at around 20kts and top speeds are in excess of 27kts. The Ideal wind range is 6-30 knots, these boats can take off in 6 knots of wind and are at home in 25 knots of wind, doing in excess of 16 knots boat speed up wind and over 25knots reaching and running. All levels of sailors will be able to sail the Assassin, there are have opti kids stepping straight into it.
Meet the people behind the Assassin
The picture above shows Darren and Holly, the heads behind the Assassin moth.
You realize immediately that this boat has been built by a sailor who has had experience with moths before. Darren has been building boats for more than 20years and has sold moths for 2 years, so he knows where the week spots are and how to solve them. When you look at the boat you are amazed how ingenious many of the details are. Darren has fixed all the minor issues that have bugged me on my old boat all the time.
In addition to his experience Darren got help from Nick Holroyd, the technical director for the Emirates Team New Zealand Americas Cup campaign. Together they have designed the new foils for the Assassin.
It is suitable for all sailors, the ideal weight range is 50-100kg. If your over 100kg we can custom build a tougher boat to suit.
A lot of olympic and top level sailors are opting to sail the hydrofoiling moth along side their other commitments, for the sheer joy it brings and keeping a high level of fitness.
