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Un velero excelente! Gracias por el vídeo.

One thing that have strucked me is the angle of the bulkhead the hatch is mounted. IMO it should be 90 degrees angle to keep rain and water on the outside. But maybe there is a reason I miss here 🙂

Wow! This class is great! Will be fun to follow ⛵✌️

Who's Tom Neil (Neel?) and what book of his should I get a hold of?

Really great design and beautiful boat

I'm currently touring around the United States on my Marin Four Corners bicycle. I'm wishing to sail around the world soon and I just found my boat boys!! I'm in love 🥰

What is the door/hatch size and model/manufacturer, please?

Just found out about you. What's your name. 3rd in the Atlamtic crossing. Dod you do the round the globe? I went to tne website to find how many races have been done and the results. Couldn't find what I wanted.

What is the brand name of your cans of "wet food", a provisions list would be appreciated.

How fast is a 5.80 compared to a Mini 6.50?

Why not just raise the cockpit floor instead of installing flaps? It would drain easier as well.

Un bien beau bateau!

I was lucky and spent time with Tom when I was a kid. I told him about a single hander that was a couple of weeks behind us who had rabbit as pet on his H28. I caught up with the single hander in Fiji. He was dark as Kamahl as Tom had talked him into leaving the rabbit with him. We suspected Tom had fresh rabbit stew as soon as that H28 went over the horizon. Surcharge to visit Tom was a bottle of Rum.

Dear Don, today I discovered this (small) great project. I will spend the whole weekend on board my old 32 ft reading all the documentation on the website. I don't know how, I don't know when, but I'm sure that sooner or later we will meet. For any need in Italy you can count on me

👏⛵️👏⛵️👏⛵️👏

Today I watched this video and I discovered the 580 project that I didn't know about. This evening I will confess to my wife that I have lost my mind and I will calmly explain to her what my near future will be like. Let's hope she doesn't shoot me

Dumb question: Do they build these boats from scratch, or does a manufacturer make them?

Don, the Prussia loop trick did not fall on deaf ears! Invaluable tip for the solo sailor…

Fascinating to watch, thanks for sharing!

Very interesting race with room to grow the fleet :) The MGR has my full attention as something I can do !

Will one of these be at the Southampton boat show?

Transom hung rudder. You have got to be kidding me.

Thanks for showing me around Don. Sturdy and clever little things those boats.

Please post a link for the boat kit

Will these boats ever plane? I know its designed as a displacement vessel, but it sure would be cool if it could plane in something like 30 knots.

Very cool boats. One design - the best and fairest way to race.

Congratulations Don & Jane, what a great buy, friend had a Jeaneau 43 with very similar layout , new 96 and cruised 7-8 years with young 4 boys . There rudder was out in Caribbean for warranty repair and boat floated happily for a few weeks! Have a wonderful time getting back to what you love! Feel free to post occasionally what you up to!!! Cheers Warren (usa)

What a fantastic bargain! The boat looks to be in excellent condition. Don, thanks for sharing your tips for buying a used yacht. Cheers.

What happens when you overpower these boats.

Great video. What's that say about me😢. Can this wind vane be used as an emergency rudder? Thank you

Very humble , fun guy , i wish him the best from Oz , take care , love the vernish ..

Why didn't you put a Windpilot Pacific Light on the back? Same weight, I doubt it would have some of the issues of the South Atlantic

Beautiful boat Michael!! What type of batteries are you using,and how much capacity?

Perfect

Amazing details. Wisdom and experience. Thank you for sharing Don. I am stealing some ideas to make my 26 ft Columbia safe as possible. These are blue water boats amazing. Brilliant

Nice,but "camera man terrible

Il faut être ingénieux pour réussir à rendre un 5.80 confortable; le votre est particulièrement bien fini.

Maybe most positive man of this race. Congratulations Michael 🎉

Great class! ✌️

All I can say is wow. I thought it was built by a yard, until you said you did it. Love the varnished sections it makes it warm, great cushions, it’s just perfect. Now I’m going to copy you but leave the yellow/orange out.

You should be proud. The 5.80GC looks like a fun class to sail in. Back to basic.

Cool! ✌️

Is that the heaviest of the boats, it looks like it's got some stuff that really isn't needed in my opinion, plumbed in head, fancy looking timber edging/mouldings etc. Is that why it's refered to as the Rolls Royce of the fleet, because a Rolls weighs twice as much and more than most cars?

Beautiful

Amazing build. It’s beautiful

That boat looks really well done

I am building a Setka A, the inspiration for the 580, i have the plans of the 580, but the setka rules suit me better, I have added under deck handrails and will use a movable galley box, like on malizia, the jetboil so high is a hazard IMHO, a simple design ala wharram "flexispace" I also built and owned and sailed a wharram and flexispace works better for me and no dedicated galley and no chart table is better IMHO see my blog for more it is the same as my user name

Not convinced on the southwind auto tiller. Everyone seems to have problems or hints at potential problems. I think another option is needed.

who throws a life ring to person in the water if on a boat solo ??.. Always been curious about that.. Harness make's a lot of sense but I never wore one but should have

Thanks Guys, how are as the solar panel arch?