Meet the latest in one design racing, the Kiss 25. This all-carbon sport boat brings speed and agility to a smaller size range, creating a perfect transition boat for competitive dinghy sailors hoping to move to grand prix sailing. Teaming up with Italy’s Neo Yachts and Composites, the Danish builders at Kiss have brought their technical refinement up a notch with this model, boasting a vacuum-infused carbon hull and carbon mast, boom, and poles.
Designed to be sailed by up to five crew members, the cockpit is a functional workspace with an open transom, running backstays, and aft-led traveler. Steering is done by tiller. The boat is extremely light, particularly when compared to the sail area, meaning that the crew’s weight management will contribute significantly to the performance of the boat as it would in a dinghy, a necessary balancing exercise that contributes to a sense of connectedness between the team and the boat.
Designers say that the boat is optimized for windward/leeward courses and precision handling, but with the addition of a code zero, the Kiss 25 is sure to also hold its own at more varied sail angles. They expect that this boat will be popular as a training boat for competitive offshore sailors, particularly because the working space has been designed to mirror that of a TP52, making it a natural feeder class for the bigger boats.
Despite being streamlined down to the essentials, the cockpit has space for an engine and spares, and the keel lifts for easy trailer transport.
For more, visit kiss-yachting.com
