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    Posted: 29 Jun 10 at 11:29pm
Originally posted by aardvark_issues

Moth - if you can sail one you can sail
anything afterwards. 
I used to sail one but I'm not sure I can concur with that
statement. OK it was a Mag 5 but they were ment to harder weren't
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If only we knew someone who builded them...
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Moth - if you can sail one you can sail anything afterwards. 
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for completeness there is always an MX-Ray.

Or Farr 3.7 but I don't think your budget will cover the purchase of one and import fees.

Or a cheap Int Canoe?
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RS600 - There two guys I could name that probably just
squeek 67kg if they have a big breakfast and there are a
few more under 70kg that do not seem to struggle.

Don't forget if the wind gets up you can really effectively
reduce sail area on a 600 and if your light you can keep up
with a full rig once everyone is depowered

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not taking the piss, fun

get u good at sailing ;)
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Single handed rocket for light people?

Buy a windsurfer.
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^ what neptune said ^
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There are a few smaller guys around 65 to 70 kg sailing the
600 on the circuit and you won't go much faster than that
in a single hander for less than 2500 quid.

Below 70kg you use the wider wings and it all seems pretty
even with boat handling and technique being more important
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What about a moth if you fancy an even bigger learning curve you should get a non foiling one for your budget but i would stick to looking for a 300 which are hard to come by at 2,500 thats the only problem
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