The One is the newest classic boat from the Trudeau Classic Sailing Yachts. It takes it’s inspiration from a well-known Scandinavian one-design keelboat of the 1930s that has developed, through the years, into actively raced fleets in locations across the globe. From Norway to Long Island Sound, from San Francisco to Bermuda, you could say it has truly international appeal. (though RL intellectual property considerations prevent us from singling out that boat, we’ve dropped broad enough hints that any sailor worth his/her/it’s salt should have no trouble identifying it ;)
With a 7/8 Bermudian rig, it is the first Trudeau boat with fully sculpted sails and, sculpted by Bunnie Mills, what beauties they are – perfectly billowed, perfectly curved throughout the leech with wrinkles like real sailcloth, and actually texture-able. But that’s not all. Wait until you see…
…Realistic Luffing!
On top of that, these sails are scripted to really luff! No need to keep your eye fixed on that sail angle figure – One will let you know inworld, visually and aurally, about your sail trim. Actually, you won’t be able to keep you eye fixed on that sail angle figure as it is not to be found anywhere (but don’t worry – wind and speed numbers are still in the sail control and info-HUDs). One is the first Trudeau boat that is truly sailed by your senses.
Specifically designed with racing in mind, One has features such as the chute, ballast shifting positions for skipper and up to 2 crewmembers and naturally, sail handling duties shared by all aboard.
Customization
There are 6 built-in color combinations, all actual schemes found in the RL fleet of the boat not mentioned above (including a folkboat-y like bright hull) that we are quite proud of. But naturally serious customizers will want to make their own, and we have you covered in texture templates for covering your One.
One and her revolutionary sails have to be seen to be appreciated and you can at Trudeau Classic Sailing Yachts. Sit in the One on display for a short demo of them and you’ll see why we are so excited by them!
True to SL and RL
I used to sail these boats in RL as a teenager and not only does the One respond like the real thing, like you have to shift you weight windward when the yacht is heeling and the rudder steers true to life i.e pushing it to the right makes you sail to the left. Sails flap and behave realistically as in natural conditions and make you wish SL weather could be as wild as in RL occasionally (think thunder and high rolling waves). There are other good sailing yachts in SL but this is the best !!!
Highly Recommend
This is a great, fun boat!!! And the customer service was fantastic! I look forward to many hours sailing this boat :)
Wonderful
All the usual quality Trudeau is renowned for both in build as in handling, in an intuitive, competitive form. All the things I've written in my review of the T12 apply here as well, aside maybe the size-related bits. She's not as tall, large and impressive as a Columbia but she'll get you anywhere fast if you know how to push her buttons (literally).
I love my One, named 'Kayleigh'. I also love how this builder puts the templates of all the parts, from the hull and sails to the spinnaker pole, up for download so you can customise them at leasure. This one also has some built-in color options. Read the notecard! (as we all know we should but rarely do when we get a new toy...)
As anything from Trudeau, in my opinion, highly recommended.
