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5420 
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Joined: 16 Mar 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 622 |
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 Topic: Topper SpicePosted: 17 Mar 05 at 4:34pm |
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i know that it is an old boat and that is the problem it is time to sell them and get newer and faster boats
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Granite
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Joined: 12 May 04 Location: Scotland Online Status: Offline Posts: 476 |
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Posted: 17 Mar 05 at 4:37pm |
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People have these expectations because the ISO was marketed very hard as being High performance, cutting edge and the best thing since sliced bread and it never was. The thing that I found most annoying about them at the time they first came out was having to sail in the Isometric class at opens rather than the Asymetric (Iso as a prefix meanins "same" therefore Isometric means symetric) |
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If it doesn't break it's too heavy; if it does it wasn't built right
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LocoP
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Joined: 20 Jan 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 17 |
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Posted: 17 Mar 05 at 6:30pm |
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I agree that Iso's (and other topprer products) arent and werent the most upto date boats ever produced but they did at least help to open the door for more skiff orientated boats. As a result the likes of the 9ers, B14s, 800 are now acceptable boats to the sailing public. Without it and perhaps the 5 tonner we could still be sailing significantly different classes around triangular courses... the Cherub would still be assymetric though
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Get your heart racing
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5420
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Posted: 17 Mar 05 at 6:46pm |
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if you get rid of all the boat like the iso then you are left with thing like the 800 and all that will mean that will be left with is biger fleats in the good boats and we can look back on the rest IE iso they will be in our memories hopfaly we will be able foget them |
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andy_cherub
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Posted: 17 Mar 05 at 7:06pm |
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Well dont get an 800 - get a cherub! And if your thinking about going plastic, u may want to book yourself in now and get the padding you deserve
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-12ft skiff, Team 'CST Composites'
-Many thanks goes out to all of my sponsors. Ignore my user name, my views are of a 12ft skiff |
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5420
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Posted: 17 Mar 05 at 7:15pm |
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there are better fleats in the 800 so i still think the 800 is beter but when the cherub gets a beter fleat i will think about one but i am staying in my 29er for now |
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andy_cherub
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Posted: 17 Mar 05 at 7:28pm |
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Dude, your the kinda people we need - you have seen the light and realise that cherubs rule! So if you get one, then the fleet will grow! Or failing that, buy my 49er so I can get a cherub again! |
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-12ft skiff, Team 'CST Composites'
-Many thanks goes out to all of my sponsors. Ignore my user name, my views are of a 12ft skiff |
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timnoyce
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Posted: 17 Mar 05 at 7:35pm |
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That is correct Andrew, It needs people to make the jump forward
themselves because if everyone took the "sheep approach" then nobody
would ever move class.
Just needs some of you guys to raise one hand, say "i'm the big guy" and make the big jump (forward) to cherubs. Its a big decision, your life will never be the same after sailing one and your respect for other forms of sailing dinghy will disappear over night!  (a totally NON-biased opinion)  Edited by timnoyce |
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BEARFOOT DESIGN
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5420
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Posted: 17 Mar 05 at 7:39pm |
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But people want to sail boat that have big fleats and that will not hapan over knight which is a shame because it is a brilant boat
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andy_cherub
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Posted: 17 Mar 05 at 7:39pm |
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Indeed Timothy, this is the reason for selling the 9er - its just pants compared to 12ft! Anything longer is just a waste wouldnt you say? Just because most SMOD boats are longer and wider, it certainly doesnt mean that they are more fun.
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