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    Posted: 20 May 11 at 3:23pm
Originally posted by Neptune

1.80m hole 8 until you get to 73kg, Jaw's weight 60kg (obviously he's not a great white just yet)....therefore potentially he is at least 12kg below the point where he would be maximsing hole 8?  Or do i read the whole table wrong
 
.. oh ok.  Don't forget that the equalisation is applied in bands. The lower limit is not defined for the 12kg range as this is the maximum correctors we carry, but this would be the point from which to measure the disadvantage Jaws faced.
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I'll offer my 4 penneth as possibly the most recent converter to the 700.

I'm a fairly experienced sailor in most things fast. Moved to the 700 to complement the Hurricane 59 as new working pattern means I can no longer guarantee my weekends so cannot campaign the cat as much as I would like. Well used to trapeze helming and have good balance.

On the minus side I'm 42 next week so not perhaps as agile as a 16 year old. On the plus I'm 6'1" and 90kg. I have the racks set to the second hole.

I am capsizing less now after 6 months of sailing. But I still flip it at least a couple of times each time I sail. That's if I'm racing where I cheat by only flying the kite on one side, avoiding a spinnaker gybe. If I'm sailing midweek and trying to crack the kite gybes I'm capsizing 50% of the time. I'm improving steadily but it's only fair to tell you that after 6 months I'm still basically crap, having previously thought I'd got this sailing thing sussed and was pretty good.

Anyway, you may turn out to be naturally gifted so good luck with that. But to echo Ian re the capsize recovery...

At 90kg I expect any damn centreboard I stand on to instantly right the boat. On the 700 I have to loop 18" of spinny sheet over the racks, stand 6" back on the cboard and give an almighty heave-ho. I have sealed the top of the mast as best I can to stop inversion but when i do fully invert its a cow to get back up.

I'm loving learning new stuff in this boat and Id love to encourage you to get stuck in. But I really don't know how you'll right the boat after a flip at 60kg. 
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You can see why I'm importing a Farr 3.7. 60 kg perfect, with or without assy kite. There are a lot of young and old light sailors out there.

There are some good boats in NZ for sale at the moment, with helms that have contacted me to say they are happy to sell overseas. The more people that bite the bullet at import or build one, the quicker we can build a class here.
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you may not like this reply, if you are two light for the boats that you want to sail and are 16 then you will still put on weigh. Why not get a boat that you can handle and get competative in such as a laser radial and then when you are winning everything and have the weight you can buy the boat you want and everything will be so much eaisier
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[QUOTE=doeywizard] you may not like this reply, if you are two light for the boats that you want to sail and are 16 then you will still put on weigh. Why not get a boat that you can handle and get competative in such as a laser radial and then when you are winning everything and have the weight you can buy the boat you want and everything will be so much eaisier[/QUOT

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There isn't any point getting a laser radial - there's only one other at the club, and when you sail a course that takes 40 minutes per lap it just isn't any fun. I've had 3 years in the laser, and I'm bored with it. I want to sail a 29er, but I was forced to kick my crew off after only a couple of sails... I don't like it when I'm shouted at for no reason. I'm just looking at the option of a single-hander to work out if it's worth the time.
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Forget the trapeze and spinnaker thing, try a Blaze (I was bound to say that!!!)

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Originally posted by Jaws

I don't like it when I'm shouted at for no reason.


ROFLMAO
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The 700 is a great boat but you'll struggle to right it at your weight. At 6'2" and 84kg I have to use the righting lines on mine when the breeze is really up. English Dave, I'd suggest fitting some under the gunwhale, as it really improves the leverage you can get and is better than dragging on sheets.
That said we have a guy at our club who is around the 70kg mark who can right his pretty quickly.
If I were you I probably look for something else for a couple of years until you've pilled the weight on that fits your build better, either that or just get a 700 and learn to keep it upright!!!
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Originally posted by SoggyBadger

Originally posted by Jaws

I don't like it when I'm shouted at for no reason.


ROFLMAO

I assume you know the reasons he was shouted at?
Those reasons might well have a bearing on weather or not the 700 is a good choice.
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