Another which boat...

   Well i dont think so....yeah we have minimal space in our boat yard as about halfs taken up by those big ol' yachts and the tidal fleet (falcons, hilbres, WK stars) So im not sure the captain will be too happy at the beggining of next season! Only started this season with 1 boat aswel! Yeah but we're selling 3 of them and buying another so we'll have 3 so that should be better  

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sailor_420 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 19 Apr 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 155	Post Options Post Reply Quote sailor_420 Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Another which boat... Posted: 06 Nov 07 at 9:11pm
	Well i dont think so....yeah we have minimal space in our boat yard as about halfs taken up by those big ol' yachts and the tidal fleet (falcons, hilbres, WK stars) So im not sure the captain will be too happy at the beggining of next season! Only started this season with 1 boat aswel! Yeah but we're selling 3 of them and buying another so we'll have 3 so that should be better

Black no sugar Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 04 Dec 04 Location: Somewhere between Brighton and Lancing Online Status: Offline Posts: 3941	Post Options Post Reply Quote Black no sugar Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 06 Nov 07 at 5:35pm
	Are you related to Contender443 by any chance? 2 Contenders, 1 RS200 and 3 Toppers... In our small club compound, that lot takes quite a lot of space.
	Lancing SC

sailor_420 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 19 Apr 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 155	Post Options Post Reply Quote sailor_420 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 04 Nov 07 at 9:52pm
	Haha our club is notorious for us people who have loads of boats, our current highest is 8 or 9 i think. Like 3 420s 2 cadets, RS200, 2 fireflys a mega expensive rib! Plus hes getting a int 2.4! Then we have another with 2 fireflys, GP14, solo, Lark, cadet and a laser! Pfft!

Rupert Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rupert Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 04 Nov 07 at 9:45pm
	And I though I was a boat tart...
	Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686

sailor_420 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 19 Apr 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 155	Post Options Post Reply Quote sailor_420 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 04 Nov 07 at 5:33pm
	I got 5 boats at the moment, but we've had a cadet, firefly, older 420 and a topper since ive been posting here! And we have a 420 (selling) , Mirror (really old and bad so thats why i didnt use that, and selling), RS 500 (selling), Laser 4.7 and Radial rigs and now a Cadet! But if we can get those 3 sold we'll get something we'll stick with....hopefully!

mike ellis Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 30 Dec 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2339	Post Options Post Reply Quote mike ellis Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 04 Nov 07 at 12:35pm
	sailor 420, just out of interest howmany boats have you been through since you started posting here? all your posts seem to be along the lines of "what boat do i get now?" good luck in the cadet.
	600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it. Also International 14, 1318

sailor_420 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 19 Apr 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 155	Post Options Post Reply Quote sailor_420 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 03 Nov 07 at 9:31pm
	Thanks for that guys! Got a cadet in the end just needs new halyards, centre main conversion and sanding down on the bow but other than that its great! Thanks again

tmoore Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 01 Nov 07 Location: Wales Online Status: Offline Posts: 880	Post Options Post Reply Quote tmoore Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 Nov 07 at 12:19am
	how about a 405? you can get a fairly good one for about £1000 and its a good route into asymetrics like 29er etc as you get older. when i crewed a buzz i was about 60kg and found it quite a struggle to keep it down in breeze as its actually more powerful than people give it credit for. like the mirror, 405's take up to about 115/120 kg. it all depends on what class you want to end up in a few years down the line as to whats best.
	Landlocked in Africa RS300 - 410 Firefly F517 - Nutshell Micro Magic RC yacht - Eclipse

Simon Lovesey Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Far too distracted from work Joined: 30 Nov 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 349	Post Options Post Reply Quote Simon Lovesey Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Oct 07 at 9:31am
	The Mirror is a great feeder class for the 420, with most of the juniors who started in Mirrors graduating to 420s when they are big enough. The skills acquired in the Mirror are highly transferable to larger boats. You are an ideal weight for the Mirror and could easily go up to 115kg without much of drop of in performance, there is a great circuit and plenty of sailors your age. There are also lots of training opportunities, the class has its own Youth Squad aimed at those beyond the RYA Junior Squad Programme but too small for 420s. If there is a strong Cadet fleet this would be worth exploring, but you may find you are at the upper size with little room for growth, so worth comparing with a Mirror.
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sailor_420 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 19 Apr 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 155	Post Options Post Reply Quote sailor_420 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 25 Oct 07 at 10:58pm
	I think a cadet may be good as its the only junior 2 person class at my club but the only problem is I'm not sure on which construction type would be better, wood or fiberglass. Any suggestions?