PIKANTO - 2008 (written by Graham Bantock)
After four seasons use of TOPIKO and the opportunity to hear from other users and builders about the boat it seemed possible that some small changes to the hull would be useful and without any serious detrimental side effects.
The bow has been made slightly higher and wider at deck level thus introducing more flare forward. Emerging chines have been added over the last 200 mm or so of the hull's length. I have not used these on an IOM hull since JAZZ although they have featured on some of my Marbleheads. Both features should help in high speed sailing, especially downwind where more confidence that the boat willNotNose dive in gusts would be useful. TOPIKO has been excellent in light airs and it is unlikely the extra drag from the chines and slightly immersed transom at low speeds and heel angles will change that significantly.
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Robert Grubisa has made a mould for the Pikanto using the original SAILSetc Pikanto plug. The first hull was moulded in January 2008.
Notable results so far are:
IOM Croatian Championship, Trogir, 2008:
Ante Kovacevic using hull moulding No.2: 2nd place
Robert Grubisa, using hull moulding No.1: 3rd place
IOM Hungarian Open Championship, Velence, 2008:
Robert Grubisa, using hull moulding No.7: 1st place
Ante Kovacevic using hull moulding No.2: 2nd place
IOM European Championship, Dubrovnik, 2008:
Ante Kovacevic using hull moulding No.2: 2nd place
Zvonko Jelacic using hull moulding No.3: 8th place
IOM Croatian Championship, Rijeka, 2009:
Ante Kovacevic using hull moulding No.2: 2nd place
Zvonko Jelacic using hull moulding No.10: 3rd place
Zvonko Jelacic using hull moulding No.10: 1st place 2009 WORLD CHAMPION
Mario Skrlj using hull moulding No.15: 3rd place
Marko Matic using hull moulding no.3: 5th place
Ante Kovacevic using hull moulding No.2: 8th place
IOM Croatian Championship, Split, 2010:
Zvonko Jelacic using hull moulding No.23: 1st place
Marko Matić using hull moulding No.3: 2nd place
Ante Kovacevic using hull moulding No.10: 3rd place
IOM French Championship, Castelnaudary, 2010:
Olivier Cohen using hull moulding No.7: 1st place
IOM British Championship, West Kirby, 2010:
Zvonko Jelacic using hull moulding No.23: 1st place
IOM European Championship, Pierrelatte, 2010:
Marko Matic using hull No.3: 1st place 2010 EUROPEAN CHAMPION
Zvonko Jelacic using hull No.23: 3rd place
Pikanto Hull No.1, Robert Grubiša, Barbados 2008 Photo: Anja Grubiša
Pikanto Hull No.7, Robert Grubiša, Rijeka, CRO 2009 Photo: D.Miculinic
Pikanto CRO 30 - Ante Kovačević, Pikanto CRO 89 - Zvonko Jelačić and Topiko CRO 80 - Mirko Ukas, IOM European Championship, Dubrovnik 2008 Photo: Péter Beliczay
