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    Posted: 16 Aug 07 at 9:02am

Has anyone read Frank Bethwaite's report to the World Tasar Council published on its website? In this report he maintains that the Tasar has a future because it is is the fastest boat which a "natural sailor" can sail fast and exploit  its performance  as distinct from a "fast sailor" who has the ability to sail faster boats faster and  expliot there performance...........I think that's what he means anyway. Certainly we do find the Tasar a pleasure to sail because of its simplicity and dynamics. Close yor eyes in a blow and it feels like a skiff  (well dont close your eyes realy but you know what I mean).  You might of course think that fun comes from extending your ability rather than accepting  its limits. After all that is development. It may also be however that Mr Bethwaite has a rather blinkered view which only sees boats of his own design. It's a big jump from a Tasar to a B14 or 29er but perhaps not so far to a Fireball. Discuss!

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