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    Posted: 21 Jul 08 at 10:34pm

I remember that boat when it came out as a ToY update. Good idea in its way, as there are no high performance scows for singlehanders in the UK, and the Furball seems to do pretty well for 2 handers. Trouble is, it would have still been slower than a Contender, and harder to sail, and blown away by the 600.

I'd been hoping to get a sail in an OK at the Netley CVRDA Nats, but with a force 5 gusting 6 blowing, it 1) didn't seem like a good idea to borrow a boat and 2) was far too tired from getting the Firefly round the course without swimming. Ah, well, no hurry!
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Have you got anything yet? If not......what about this??

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Toy-T2000-Sailing-Boat_W0QQitemZ170241 185363QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item170241185363&_trksid=p3286 .m14.l1318

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Another Bonito:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300 241658576&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:GB:1123

The rig gives one clue why it was relatively slow. The facts that it is too narrow to provide a righting moment adequate for a decent size rig and that it has a massive wetted area give further clues.

But although slow in light airs, they were winners on handicap in a blow, at least in the hands of a certain 'Chuck Shepherd'.
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Hi,

I would have to say an OK is the obvious choice. I can in the right conditions beat our club lasers on the water. Having just moved from a solo to an OK I can say they are enormous fun and I much prefer sailing my OK to the old solo.

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I'd not seen that! Amazing what is on the web. Looking at the description, I'm not sure it is even worth what he is giving it away for, mind...
As for beauty, I'm sure its mother loved it...
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I had no idea what a Bonito was so I Googled it.  Lo and behold, someone's giving one away here http://fyca.sbmyc.com/ForSalePages/BoatsForsale.htm.

Sorry if you saw this already (and I didn't check the date on the advert so also sorry if it's ages old).

Er... it's not all that pretty!  Beauty in the eye...?
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Originally posted by Rupert

Hmmm...just sold the British Moth, and I do race Fireflies singlehanded most weekends, but both good suggestions, thanks! Of the list, the only unusual one on it of the sort of singlehander we are talking about is the Bonito, which was well and truly killed by the Laser. I have never worked out how it comes to have such a slow yardstick for such a big boat. Anyone here ever sailed one?

We had 7 or 8 Bonitos at my club in the mid 70s, nice offwind but they just didn't want to go upwind. They had a pathetic little daggerboard too from what I recall. They all leaked big time, the fastest Bonito of the day was usually the boat that took least water. Well and truly killed by the mighty Laser!
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The minisprint dates back far enough. I owned on when I lived in Aberystwyth, sailing on the Irish sea, and it was great fun on open water. More recently, I owned a Minisail with a bolt on seat on the lake, and to be honest it was more fun without the seat, which tended to be in the way more than it helped with leverage. Might just be me, though, finding it tricky in the shifty breeze. Both boats would have been much better with a less bendy rig, especially the boom. 
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Pre 1965 limits the choice somewhat.  When was the minisprint (with the sliding seat) designed? 
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Originally posted by JimC

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Are any of them any good?

The non-survivors all have their problems, so only the surviving classes are left. /QUOTE]

Well yeah! I knew that.....thats why they aren't surviving!! I meant are any of them good enough for his needs!
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