Didi 120gsc, Shorthanded Racing Version of Didi 120

Dudley Dix Yacht Design · 6 hrs ago · 4 views

 I designed the Didi 120 for David Edmiston of Sydney, Australia, as a COVID project. He built his "Passion XI" to this design and launched it last year. A few months after the launch of "Passion XI" I was contacted by a sailor in Romania, Victor Mora, asking about potential modifications to make it suitable for competing in the 2031 edition of the Global Solo Challenge. This is a non-stop single-handed race around the world via the 5 great capes. Along with the changes that Victor wanted, I added some variations of my own to make her more comfortable for racing through the Southern Ocean.The resulting boat is the Didi 120gsc and the design is now complete and ready for building.Changes made from the base design are a thicker skin, with a layer of biaxial glass on the outside, a layer of Kevlar in the crash zone, 4 watertight bulkheads, a pilothouse configuration with dodger/cuddy  over the front of the cockpit and interior accommodation optimized for single-handed racing.See more on the Didi 120gsc web page or see our full range of designs on our main website or our mobile website.

 I designed the Didi 120 for David Edmiston of Sydney, Australia, as a COVID project. He built his "Passion XI" to this design and launched it last year. 

A few months after the launch of "Passion XI" I was contacted by a sailor in Romania, Victor Mora, asking about potential modifications to make it suitable for competing in the 2031 edition of the Global Solo Challenge. This is a non-stop single-handed race around the world via the 5 great capes. Along with the changes that Victor wanted, I added some variations of my own to make her more comfortable for racing through the Southern Ocean.

The resulting boat is the Didi 120gsc and the design is now complete and ready for building.

Changes made from the base design are a thicker skin, with a layer of biaxial glass on the outside, a layer of Kevlar in the crash zone, 4 watertight bulkheads, a pilothouse configuration with dodger/cuddy  over the front of the cockpit and interior accommodation optimized for single-handed racing.

See more on the Didi 120gsc web page or see our full range of designs on our main website or our mobile website.