(Google translation from original German review from http://www.stickl-yachts.com/rolunk_irtak/Test_a_gardan_de.pdf)
Odin 820 Garda Review
There she was! Looked good, but what is it?
Unusually, 70 hp outboard on the stern, mast and rigging like a real sailor, but where is the keel?
These are all questions which concern us. We were curious what's coming at us. Yes, and what a "Schumi-wheel"! Something we saw before.
On the swim platform and the open transom we opened the folding seat and could easily get into the cockpit.
Here are six people to court, and all necessary equipment for sailing are of reached there. Now we wanted to pull out. Key rum, a short
whistle, the 70 hp Suzuki purred like a sewing machine. Cast off and we chugged slowly out of the Port of Bardolino. We were surprised to observe how the Odin playing at idle went through the water. Now be "frozen" came the command, and we laid the Throttle forward to full throttle. The Odin stuck his nose in the air and sprinted going on. The engine immediately developed its full strength and the wind blew
the Ears. We eagerly looked to the GPS. In no time we went 15, 17, 19 knots with standing mast and 4 people in the cockpit. The fuel flow transmitter showed us a consumption at 19 knots from almost not believing at 9.6 liters. We thought: Misleading to take a yacht as a fast motorboat.
In no time we had St. Vigilio. Then came the wind. Engine off, rudders down, Water ballast valve on. Now were 780 l water flow into the ballast tank. Ballast sword down, sails up. Everything happened very quickly, so we do not now more at engine running, but under sail. All were eager to see what happens now.
With the Main and Genoa sail jumped the Odin immediately. Hard on the wind, 4.3 knots shows the GPS on. Anemometer out, we measured 10 knots of wind speed (Apparent Wind), and the heel is less than 10 degrees. We wanted to know how much is Odin at 820 mph (ha ha this is so funny that it would be a sin to correct the google translator). A small slight twist on "Schumacher's steering wheel" and already We stood in the wind. We measured 45 degrees, also enabled us Amazement. We fell back on the old course and saw our values confirmed. The Odin 820 picked up speed again and ran to the wind as if on rails. 10 minutes so the Odin crossed without steering correction 45 degrees to the true
wind. We tried the same thing on other courses and repeatedly ran the Odin on how Rails.
Unfortunately it was not possible for us to test the Odin 820 Classic at higher wind speeds, but We are confident that similar good properties at different wind conditions determine are. Observations:
Odin 820 Garda Review
There she was! Looked good, but what is it?
Unusually, 70 hp outboard on the stern, mast and rigging like a real sailor, but where is the keel?
These are all questions which concern us. We were curious what's coming at us. Yes, and what a "Schumi-wheel"! Something we saw before.
On the swim platform and the open transom we opened the folding seat and could easily get into the cockpit.
Here are six people to court, and all necessary equipment for sailing are of reached there. Now we wanted to pull out. Key rum, a short
whistle, the 70 hp Suzuki purred like a sewing machine. Cast off and we chugged slowly out of the Port of Bardolino. We were surprised to observe how the Odin playing at idle went through the water. Now be "frozen" came the command, and we laid the Throttle forward to full throttle. The Odin stuck his nose in the air and sprinted going on. The engine immediately developed its full strength and the wind blew
the Ears. We eagerly looked to the GPS. In no time we went 15, 17, 19 knots with standing mast and 4 people in the cockpit. The fuel flow transmitter showed us a consumption at 19 knots from almost not believing at 9.6 liters. We thought: Misleading to take a yacht as a fast motorboat.
In no time we had St. Vigilio. Then came the wind. Engine off, rudders down, Water ballast valve on. Now were 780 l water flow into the ballast tank. Ballast sword down, sails up. Everything happened very quickly, so we do not now more at engine running, but under sail. All were eager to see what happens now.
With the Main and Genoa sail jumped the Odin immediately. Hard on the wind, 4.3 knots shows the GPS on. Anemometer out, we measured 10 knots of wind speed (Apparent Wind), and the heel is less than 10 degrees. We wanted to know how much is Odin at 820 mph (ha ha this is so funny that it would be a sin to correct the google translator). A small slight twist on "Schumacher's steering wheel" and already We stood in the wind. We measured 45 degrees, also enabled us Amazement. We fell back on the old course and saw our values confirmed. The Odin 820 picked up speed again and ran to the wind as if on rails. 10 minutes so the Odin crossed without steering correction 45 degrees to the true
wind. We tried the same thing on other courses and repeatedly ran the Odin on how Rails.
Unfortunately it was not possible for us to test the Odin 820 Classic at higher wind speeds, but We are confident that similar good properties at different wind conditions determine are. Observations: