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drifter 
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 Topic: One boat or two???Posted: 14 Apr 12 at 9:28pm |
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Graduate. GRP-cheap, and easily sailed one or two up.
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ecosail
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Posted: 12 Apr 12 at 11:19pm |
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I'd wait until you've done the course before buying a boat!
I heard once the two best days of boat ownership - the day you buy and the day you sell!... I don't agree with this but I think the sentiment says it all. I think getting involved with a club that has club boats you can borrow would be a good first step.. Alternatively an old Mirror dinghy is a cheap option that would go well in Anglesey.
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ex laser
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Posted: 12 Apr 12 at 1:06pm |
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not surprised. the miracle has chines and a flatter bottom.
both are good boats, just different. |
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Medway Maniac
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Posted: 12 Apr 12 at 11:28am |
I had a chance to sail a Versa back-to-back with a Miracle once. The Versa was actually disconcertingly rolly going downwind on the Medway chop - I was worried it would death-roll if I lost concentration, whereas the Miracle was decidedly more stable, but wetter once it got planing (which it did appreciably quicker than the Versa).
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ex laser
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Posted: 12 Apr 12 at 11:20am |
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comet versa always looked a nice boat to me.
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JimC
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Posted: 12 Apr 12 at 8:53am |
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A lot depends on the launching. Personally I would be quite incapable of pulling a GP14 or a Laser 2000 singlehanded across shingle or soft sand on even the best of launching trolleys...
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Rupert
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Posted: 12 Apr 12 at 8:30am |
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It depends on the wind strength. If you are sensible, and build up your skills slowly, rather than thinking you can jump straight in on your own in more wind than you can handle, anything can be sailed singlehanded.
Maybe take a look a the Comet Versa, which is designed to be sailed either with crew or without, and has built in reefing. |
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Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686
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Seasick Steve
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Posted: 12 Apr 12 at 8:03am |
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Many thanks for all your help and advise on this, And I take on board comments regarding waiting till after the course. Both the GP 14 and Laser 2000 ar on my radar but I'm not sure whether either of these are possible to sail solo?
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doeywizard
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Posted: 05 Apr 12 at 7:31pm |
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What about two single handers? Then when your family want to come sailing you could ether two up in a singlehander or beg, steel or borrow a multihander. Once your sailing skills have developed in a singlehander you could then swap to a two man boat if you wanted, but I would wait till after the coarse and ask there.
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Topper 46148 for sale
http://sailingdinghies.apolloduck.co.uk/display.phtml?aid=276804 |
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kingdacks
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Posted: 05 Apr 12 at 7:25pm |
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Rs200 best fleet racing and suitable for a father and son weight rate. Its also not that hard to get back up when its capsized and its a assymettric so can be easily accessible.
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