{"id":74714,"date":"2022-12-16T10:35:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T15:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/?p=74714"},"modified":"2023-05-07T00:03:38","modified_gmt":"2023-05-07T04:03:38","slug":"2023-boat-of-the-year-tiwal-3r-best-dinghy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/sailboats\/2023-boat-of-the-year-tiwal-3r-best-dinghy\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Boat of the Year Best Dinghy: Tiwal 3R"},"content":{"rendered":"\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BOTY2023-9417-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Tiwal 3R\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BOTY2023-9417-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BOTY2023-9417-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BOTY2023-9417-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BOTY2023-9417-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BOTY2023-9417.jpg 2000w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">BOTY judge Chuck Allen reported that the Tiwal 3R was plenty quick upwind and downwind, and as improvement over previous models, he says, the 3R was drier boat.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>Sailing World Magazine\u2019s<em>&nbsp;annual Boat of the Year tests are conducted in Annapolis, Maryland, following the US Sailboat Show. With independent judges exhaustively inspecting the boats on land and putting them through their paces on the water, this year\u2019s fleet of new performance-sailing boats spanned from small dinghies to high-tech bluewater catamarans. Here\u2019s the best of the best from our&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"\/boat-of-the-year-2023\/\"><em>2023 Boat of the Year nominees<\/em><\/a><em> \u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-high-pressure-ripper\">The High-Pressure Ripper<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tiwal 3R 2023 Best Dinghy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stated purpose: Recreational sailing, one-design and rally racing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Crew: One to two<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Praise for: Performance, comfort, portability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Est. price as sailed: $8,900<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The surest way to grow sailing is to make it easy to get on the water with minimal hassle on a boat that is exhilarating to sail\u2014and that\u2019s exactly what the inflatable and \u00adpowered-up Tiwal 3R does. Thousands of Tiwal fanatics around the world can\u2019t be wrong; they love their zippy little crafts, and the Tiwal community has grown ever larger since its young French innovators launched the first model a decade ago. The Tiwal 3R is the continuing evolution of a great idea\u2014with even better execution. Tiwal boats keep getting better, and this one is its best yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/style><div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xs6JR_JvzrE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The \u201cR\u201d is for Race, and that\u2019s because after two years of playing and adventure racing on the early-edition Tiwal 3s, keener owners started asking for more. But the engineering required to make Tiwal\u2019s high-pressure inflatable hull and aluminum frame take on greater rig and structural loads that had them stumped for nearly two years, says Emmanuel Bertrand. They kept breaking it until they got it right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At 10 feet and 121 pounds fully rigged, the magic of the Tiwal 3R is its portability, which would explain why the company says it sells so many in urban areas around the world. The sail, hull, blades, five-part composite spar and boom, and aluminum frame pack into two 5-foot duffel bags. To put it all together at whatever water\u2019s edge takes about 30 minutes; it\u2019s mere minutes if the boat is coming off the car top already pumped and assembled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BOTY2023-571-1024x650.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Tiwal 3R\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BOTY2023-571-1024x650.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BOTY2023-571-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BOTY2023-571-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BOTY2023-571-1536x975.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BOTY2023-571.jpg 2000w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">Tiwal reps reported that the 3R can be set up from its bags to sailing in about 30 minutes, and half that if it&#8217;s already inflated and the aluminum frame installed.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>The PVC hull construction is identical to all other Tiwals, but the design for the 3R is a big improvement, with a more pronounced V-shape, a bit more rocker, and a reinforcement plate on the bottom near the transom, which gives it stiffness and a cleaner exit. \u201cIt\u2019s difficult to get a hard corner on inflatables,\u201d Stewart says, \u201cso that\u2019s a great solution to give it a nice sharp edge and a cleaner break so the water isn\u2019t bubbling up over the back.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p style=\"font-size:30px\">When I got my weight in the right spot, the boat just took off. It\u2019s quicker than quick.<\/p>\n<cite>\u2014Chuck Allen<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The gust-responsive rig and big sail, built with North Sails racing cloth, is what takes the boat a big step from the recreational sailor\u2019s Tiwal 3 to the racing sailor\u2019s 3R, Powlison says. \u201cThis is the same size sail as a Laser, 77 square feet, which is a lot of power. When you get the vang set right, it does make a big difference. It is an effective control that they got right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Powlison\u2019s only desire was to be able to get the sail controls to run farther back on the rack, accepting, however, that this would unnecessarily complicate the setup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BOTY2023-477-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Tiwal 3R\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BOTY2023-477-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BOTY2023-477-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BOTY2023-477-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BOTY2023-477-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BOTY2023-477.jpg 2000w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">The highly-engineered mast-color system on the Tiwal 3R allows the vang and cunningham systems to be double-ended and very effective at controlling the 77-square foot mainsail&#8217;s shape.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>Allen, who\u2019s been a Tiwal fan since the original, is impressed once again. \u201cYou definitely get a lot more performance out of this thing,\u201d he says after sailing the boat in 10 to 15 knots and flat water. \u201cI got hit with a puff and was like, dang! This thing\u2019s got some wheels. It\u2019s much faster and stiffer. I\u2019m 170&nbsp;pounds and was able to stay out on the rack the entire time, even when it got light.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stewart\u2019s assessment of the 3R is that it\u2019s built for a slightly more advanced sailor. \u201cThis thing is higher tech, with a lot more control lines, so it\u2019s a bit more boat to handle. That being said, I\u2019m a big guy (the manufacturer\u2019s stated maximum load on the wing is 242 pounds), and I was never sitting in water, so it will accommodate a wide range of people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Getting the purchase systems for the 4-to-1 cunningham and the two-part vang (all of which are doubled-ended) into the mast collar hardware was an engineering exercise, says creator Marion Excoffon. But the end result is a system of color-coded lines and color-matched Harken blocks that work effectively and smoothly to depower the sail. Once the control systems are assembled, they don\u2019t need to be rerun. When rigging, simply slide the mast into&nbsp;the collar, hook up the mainsheet, attach the&nbsp;rudder, and cast off for a fast and sporty&nbsp;adventure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n        <section class=\"hydra-container\">\n\n\t\t\t                <div class=\"hydra-canvas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BOTY2023-9867-1024x781.jpg\" class=\"hydra-image\" alt=\"Tiwal 3R\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BOTY2023-9867-1024x781.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BOTY2023-9867-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BOTY2023-9867-768x586.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BOTY2023-9867-1536x1171.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/BOTY2023-9867.jpg 2000w\" \/>                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n            <figcaption class=\"caption margin_top_xs full border_1 hydra-figcaption\">\n                <span class=\"hydra-image-caption\">BOTY judge Chuck Allen puts the Tiwal 3R to the reaching test, which ends with two thumbs up.<\/span>\n                <span class=\"article_image_credit italic margin_right_xs\">Walter Cooper<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t            <\/figcaption>\n        <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>\u201cEvery time I got a little puff, the boat zipped right along,\u201d Allen says. \u201cThe foils are stiff and shaped well, so the boat goes upwind really nicely. The bow was stiff and wasn\u2019t flopping in the chop. But the best part was reaching around in the big puffs, sitting at the back corner of the rack, with the boat just skimming. When I got my weight in the right spot, the boat just took off. It\u2019s quicker than quick.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tiwal 3R brings great speed and performance to the inflatable sailing world to earns its Best Dinghy title.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":74700,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"BS_author_type":"BS_author_is_guest","BS_guest_author_name":"Dave Reed","BS_guest_author_url":"","hydra_display_date":"","hydra_display_updated":false,"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"160","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"The inflatable and powerful Tiwal 3R delivers a solid performance in Sailing World's Boat of the Year test to earn Best Dinghy for 2023.","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","arc_story_id":"","arc_website_url":"","custom_permalink":"","arc_subtype":"","arc_exclude_from_feeds":false,"sponsored":false,"sponsored_label":"Sponsored Content","sponsored_display_label":false,"sponsored_image":false,"post_right_rail":true,"post_right_rail_ad_1":true,"post_right_rail_ad_2":true,"post_right_rail_ad_3":false,"post_right_rail_ad_4":false,"post_right_rail_recirc":true,"fixed_anchor_ad":true,"post_top_ad":true,"post_off_ramp":true,"post_taboola":false,"labels":true,"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":"","ad_targeting":"","ad_settings_ads_on_this_page":true,"ad_settings_automatic_ad_injection_into_the_content":true,"sponsored_url":"","social_share":true},"categories":[160],"tags":[2887,173,277,2889,164],"class_list":["post-74714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sailboats","tag-2023-boat-of-the-year","tag-boat-of-the-year","tag-dinghy","tag-print-winter-2023","tag-sailboats"],"acf":[],"apple_news_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74714"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74714\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74700"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}