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    Posted: 09 May 07 at 9:05pm
cos they buy into the carefully sold illusion that they can miraculously fulfill all their water-borne ambitions in just one purchase -

e.g.

is it a sailing boat?
is it racing dinghy?
is it a tender?
is it a fishing platform?
is it a swimming platform?
is it so stable you could take your granny out in it?

.... or is it a big, b***dy heavy, undercanvassed wee jobby of a boat which needs an effort not unlike the one the egyptians (or their slaves) put in to make the pyramids just to get it up a sandy beach on a trailer?



IMHO - personal opinion at that.. no offence, just had to help someone move one at the weekend over shingle in our boatpark (moved fine once we had 4 people!!!)
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In defence of the stratos, it's a great picnic boat - if I lived at the seaside and could chug off down the coast with the whole family on board, I'd be tempted.  But on a lake?  For racing?  At nearly £10k?  (special offer on at present of "only" £9289)

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Originally posted by Medway Maniac

Originally posted by Guest#260


I think they are pretty good on PY ... that may appeal to you ...



Much as I like winning, the quality of the sailing is more important, and the barge concept doesn't appeal.


Off to the club now - the weather looks very promising.

                                                                                                                                                                                       How true is this statement "I like winning but the quality of the sailing is more important, and the barge concept doesn't appeal" We would do much better on our water in a GP and give ourselves an easier life but no, the sailing is more important than the winning hence the Tasar which sometimes, just sometimes makes us feel young again!
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It depends what you want as a boat. The latest training boats have all been routomoulded plastic, the stratos is a training plus racing boat that is great fun esp with the asy
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Originally posted by Guest#260

I think they are pretty good on PY ... that may appeal to you ...

Much as I like winning, the quality of the sailing is more important, and the barge concept doesn't appeal.

Off to the club now - the weather looks very promising.
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I'm sure I remember the stratos having bigger asy than that but it does look like one. A barge it may be but like some other training boats if you get a fat crew on the wire in a blow with the asy up it can be quite entertaining. 
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Originally posted by Medway Maniac

Thanks, guys, very smart response. Should have recognised it, but it somehow didn't look that big to me.

I won't be getting one, then!

I think they are pretty good on PY ... that may appeal to you ...
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Thanks, guys, very smart response. Should have recognised it, but it somehow didn't look that big to me.

I won't be getting one, then!
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yeah, stratos has mainsheet loop and flotation planel.
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Stratos - barge of a boat ... our sailing school uses them.
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