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Bonzai 
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 Topic: looking for a dinghy but on a budgetPosted: 01 May 06 at 10:46am |
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After working in a weekend orientated job for the past year, but with a change of job I will now have my weekends free and I am longing to get my own dinghy again. At present I have saved up around £500 and my question is can I get a single hander dinghy which is ready to sail at this price which I could take to some events over the summer and be semi competitive. Can anybody suggest what class of dinghy I should be looking out for or weather I should wait a few more months and concentrate on saving.
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elmo
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Posted: 01 May 06 at 2:54pm |
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What kind of dinghy are you looking for?
Do you want to race at your club (look at what they already have) or do you just want to go for a blast? You are bound to be able to get a working, but not particularly competitive topper, laser, maybe even europe for that kind of money. Also comes into the age old question of size, how much sailing have you done, where do you sail, etc etc |
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Chris Noble
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Posted: 01 May 06 at 6:41pm |
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save a bit more id definetly say, think more on what it is your looking for aswell, what do you want fromt the boat?
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FOR SALE: I14 2 Masts 2 poles 3 Booms, Foils Kites/Mains/Jibs too many to list. |
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TonyL
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Posted: 01 May 06 at 6:58pm |
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Not sure there is much choice of classes that you could "take to events" and be semi competitive for £500. I think you'd even struggle a little at that budget even to be semi competitive in club racing, depending on the club obviously. An old Laser that hasn't been abused too much might get near to the mark, and you could upgrade sail controls and sail when budget permits.
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olly_love
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Posted: 01 May 06 at 8:29pm |
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bit of a shamless plug. i have my 404 for sale. it is a double hander but can be single handed. and it is only£600 ono.
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TWO FRANK-Hunter Impala
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jpbuzz591
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Posted: 01 May 06 at 9:18pm |
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do u want trapeze or hiking?
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Rupert
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Posted: 01 May 06 at 9:22pm |
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If your club sails a singlehanded class, buy a cheap one, save some money, sell the cheap one for what you paid for it once you have progressed enough for a newer boat to make a difference. And if anyone from your club travels, then you'd have company. If you want a wooden boat you can do a spot of work on when time permits, but sail straight away anyway, there are plenty of choices, from British Moths (good on small water) to Streakers (good on bigger water) to Solos (good for a slightly bigger person.) You could even get an old Phantom for that, if bigger boned. But you won't win in it! Or sail a Firefly singlehanded - plenty of us do, and they go for that or less.
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Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686
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laser47
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Posted: 01 May 06 at 9:42pm |
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i'm supprised no-one has suggested pushing the boat out *no pun intended* and getting a cherub yet you can't get a laser for £500 nowadays but there are europes selling for around that if you keep a look out |
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Chris Noble
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Posted: 01 May 06 at 9:50pm |
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An older int. moth could be grabbed for that sum. be it a fairly good nick of fat moth or a beginners narrow moth you would learn a lot from it but it really depends what you want |
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tickel
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Posted: 02 May 06 at 8:27am |
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Lasers are too expensive unless you are lucky. Lightnings are a possibility. They have low tech fibreglass hulls and simple robust fittings.They also sail way above their PY in light conditions. For proof of this check out "nationals winning boat for under £1000" on this forum.
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