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Class Details

	Class Name	Hunter 707
	Winning Helmsman	Luke Bradley
	Winning Boat Name	Star Born 3
	Winning Boat Type	Hunter 707
	Length Overall	23 feet
	Size of Class	18
	Number of Crew	5
	Team Number	14
The Hunter 707 is an exciting and fun one-design sportsboat, with our own start at all major UK events. All experiences and abilities participate, ensuring competitive racing for everyone, with a friendly community off the race course. With a LOA of 23’3’’ and beam of 8’2’’ she carries a fractional single spreader Z spars rig, and conventional spinnaker. The conventional spinnaker allows better tactical racing in tidal conditions and allows the boat to race more competitively in the handicap scene. Upwind speeds of typically 5½ kts and regular downwind speeds exceeding 12 to 14 kts are sometimes surpassed by memorable sleigh rides clocking 16kts plus. Designed in 1995 by David Thomas (renowned for famous designs such as the Sigmas, Impala and Sonata) and built by Hunter Boats, the 707 burst onto the extremely competitive small keel boat market - the sports boat scene. The 707 Class emerged into the one design racing arena with the best possible foundation; a designer with an excellent and successful track record, and class association established and providing input during conception. By 1996 the 707 had clearly established itself as the number one sports boat class for the national and club sailor, and won the Yacht of the Year award in the same year. In 1999, the class produced the largest fleet in the Hamble Winter Series, with 40 boats entered. The fleet currently has a good balance of core boats and a turnover of second hand boats bringing new people into the fleet. The attraction continues to be huge fleets, enjoying fast, exciting and very competitive one design racing. The fleet is still recognised for its cost effective and impressively close racing.

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