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Topic: £1000
Posted By: foaminatthedeck
Subject: £1000
Date Posted: 28 Sep 06 at 5:29pm

Purely as a kite flying exercise

If I had a £1000 and wanted to get the bang for my money what would people suggest.

I'm about 12st, dont mind if its single of double handed, dont mind doing some rebuilding but would rather not be replacing large parts of the hull every weekend, and prefer trapezing (but not that fussed).

I just want to go fast cheeply.



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Lark 2170



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Posted By: Isis
Date Posted: 28 Sep 06 at 5:50pm
I dont need to say anything more than this for you to know what the obvious choice is...

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Posted By: jamesint505
Date Posted: 28 Sep 06 at 7:33pm

INTERNATIONAL 505 NO CONTEST!!!

 



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Posted By: Lukepiewalker
Date Posted: 28 Sep 06 at 7:34pm
You've already got one......

Or a penultimate 14....


Posted By: jamesint505
Date Posted: 28 Sep 06 at 7:37pm
OLD ONES BUILT LIKE TANKS AND FLY IN A BREEZE

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Posted By: Prince Buster
Date Posted: 28 Sep 06 at 8:36pm
no mate, Isis is right, a cherub has no boundaries.....

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Posted By: les5269
Date Posted: 28 Sep 06 at 8:43pm

If your only club racing, The Laser 5000! good ones are aound £750-£1000 with lots of kit!

They still have a  circuit but not many do it.There are lots sailing at club level though. We have 3 regulary sailing at our club, and they are great fun, and don't break!

 I know I'm biased! (but I haven't got one anymore )



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Posted By: Dangerousday
Date Posted: 29 Sep 06 at 9:56am

May I humbly suggest MY BOAT!



Posted By: timnoyce
Date Posted: 29 Sep 06 at 10:30am
£750 of mayhem....



it gets more exciting than that when it's blowing more than the top of a force 2 as well!!


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Posted By: 422797
Date Posted: 29 Sep 06 at 10:49am
I hate to say it and I understand anyone who burns me for this, but..

If I only had £1000 and I was looking for speed. I would struggle not to be tempted by a kitesurfer or a windsurfer. Low maintanance, fast and fun. Less fun than proper sailing but probably more bang for your buck.


Posted By: timnoyce
Date Posted: 29 Sep 06 at 10:59am
Consider yourself burned......

It's a fair point though. I personally find cherub sailing more exciting across a wider wind range than windsurfing though. It starts getting costly if you have to start buying a range of sails and boards.


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Posted By: Jack Sparrow
Date Posted: 29 Sep 06 at 11:26am
well as it's a kite flying exercise this should do it, with money for a Cherub / MX Ray  to spare!

http://www.powerkiteshop.com/packagedeals/buggybeginner1.htm - http://www.powerkiteshop.com/packagedeals/buggybeginner1.htm




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Posted By: foaminatthedeck
Date Posted: 29 Sep 06 at 2:21pm

I already windsurf, and I ve said far to may nasty things about kite surfers over the last few years. The buggie looks fun though.

Im not sure but i may be a little on the small side for 5o5.

Im already a big cherub fan.

What do people think about the int14? Only ever sailed a 70s one with a ridulus symetric spiny.



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Lark 2170


Posted By: timnoyce
Date Posted: 29 Sep 06 at 3:17pm
For that sort of money you will only be able to afford a penultimate 14 and they are fat and a bit barge like. Probably good fun when its windy but you don't get the same feeling of speed as you do in a cherub, and by then at 12stone you might be a bit light to really handle all that rag.

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Cherub 2648 - Comfortably Numb


Posted By: Prince Buster
Date Posted: 29 Sep 06 at 5:12pm

an mx-ray would be pretty cool actually! But if it breaks then you have a real problem because they don't make the parts for them any more.  Oh yeah, and kite-surfing is awesome, better than windsurfing, and would be a great way to get a cheap adrenaline rush and it can also be applied to so many other sports, try snow-kiting for a buzz!!!!!!



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Posted By: Windspirit1333
Date Posted: 01 Oct 06 at 3:24pm
hey Tim you saying my boats fat? lol

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