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    Posted: 21 Aug 12 at 3:05pm
59er is a great boat. Shame they didn't catch on. Much more rewarding than a 400
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That looks like a bargain - cheaper than a good Tasar !
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8 stone brings up an interesting use for the 59er- as a 9er trainer for youth, sailing 3 up with the trap on.
 
Ie the boat carries so much weight and still sails really fast, such that the (fat old) instructor can be in the boat with a 29er team. The late, great Frank Bethwaite went out 3 up a few times (without trapeze).
 
Great boat to sail, much simpler than the B14 to get to grips with:  it will find it's place at some point with or without trap, but maybe not in the UK where the Rs400 was seen as high performance by many!
Crewing on a Melges 24, against my better judgement...
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