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Haha thought the same

Modern boats carry their beam well aft. A single wheel is thus either unreachable from the coaming or awkwardly large to manoeuvre around ir clear the cockpit deck. Canting wheels, such as on the First 35 or Sirius 35 are a good solution but don't seem to have caught on.

You will and get where you want safely. Just don't expect to enjoy the process in the way you would on an Arcona.

Wheel steering on anything 35 foot or smaller is stupid anyway. Tiller is the sensible choice until the force required becomes too great, or the tiller length exceeds the width of the cockpit.

@@mytube001 tiller on a 6 tonne boat is really no longer comfortable plus it forces you in a singular seating position. But two wheels is really excessive on abbeam of around 3.5m. Frim my experience 30ft is the switching point

@@danielv7983 On the contrary, it's a wheel that forces you into a single position, usually at the very back of the cockpit, where you're the most exposed to splashes from oncoming waves, wind and rain. With a tiller, I can choose to sit anywhere from all the way aft to almost all the way forward (especially with a tiller extension), tucked in behind the dodger. The force required is partly due to the rudder design (balance, shape and size), so six tons is not a problem. My boat is close to five tons, and it's a breeze to sail with a tiller. One ton extra and a few feet longer hull wouldn't make much difference. When at anchor or docked, I can fold the tiller back and the entire cockpit is open and free of obstructions. The wheel(s) and binnacle are always there, taking up space. With a tiller, you also get a very direct connection with the boat and how balanced the sails are. You can move the rudder much faster. You also know the exact rudder angle at any moment. Wheels have just one real advantage, and that is better control when going in reverse. For large boats, tiller steering becomes impractical, yes, but not on a 35-footer!

@@mytube001 I respect your preference, I just have a different one. I was always more exhausted after a shift at sea manning the tiller when compared to behind the wheel. I've sailed on 22-33fts with tiller and at the top of the range it really impairs cockit width and in my opinion freedom of movement. On the 32-40fts I sailed with a wheel, there's options to take off the wheel when docked and stow it on the sprayhood. With a wheel, I can stand behind it, sit on the cockpit edge, sit next to it, in front of it. In the design both for tiller and for the wheel the arm ratios can be chosen to size, off course. But a tiller is limited in terms of available length. I will give you that always being aware of the cntter point is a nuicance when using a wheel, whereas its always clear with a tiller. Obviously a wheel would be impractical on a contessa 32, but with wide cockpits like these (and what im used to in the performance range) it becomes quite impractical. Two wheels is a bit excessive though I feel like

@@danielv7983 imoca 60 have tillers, of course not comparable. first 36.7 can have tillers, and I didn't had any issue with it in 20knots. There are tillers with gearbox to demultiply efforts if needed, but all come back to the sailplan balance. Even with a wheel it's never a good idea to have too much helm anyway. Also with wheels, you lose a bit of helming capabilities, like pumping for example.

Crazy price.

Compared to what?

@@JohnCornellier other products

I have twin Jeffa wheels and can steer with my little finger in 12 knots. A tiller, while small itself, sweeps a large arc and if you are sailing with an inexperienced crew they will often be in the way.

Less than with GRP or CF matrix, it will deform, not fail catastrophically.

I think most people prefer standing headroom in the shower to a dry floor at all times, but having to shower kneeling...

@@mytube001 fair point

I think the point was the possibility of hanging your wet clothes more fast and easily.

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No sails inc with any Arcona, coz people who know enough to buy them have the knowledge to know what sails they want, what they want as materials, and who they want to make them.

Why? It's not like an anchor chain that suffers physical abrasion so the galvanising stays put. Mild steel is also more maleable and will absorb impacts more forgivingly than stainless.

Autopilot.

And yet Arcona have a two year waiting list. Their client base comprises people to whom 200k or 400k s irrelevant. They have money and want what they want in the way some people buy Heinz ketchup at 4 times the price of Tesco value.