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    Posted: 21 May 08 at 2:20pm
Doh

So now I have to try and remember what it was I didn't like about the blaze,
maybe I hadn't spotted that. There was one in the club but it never beat us
in the 3000 so I guess I thought it was just to slow.

The guy who had it now helms the 470 that's a constant source of irritation
and now considerable expense.. Given the old adage if you can't beat em
fairly bring out the chequebook..


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Another vote for the 600 over here, its such a delight to windward, and no slouch off wind either. It's just a shame about the lack of fleet racing. But the look on the laser sailors face as you go past them just standing on the side deck going twice the speed and pointing pretty much the same angle cannot be beaten. I'm not quite sure about the "respect if you do well" thing, the only time i managed to win a race on handicap all the laser sailors had a massive whinge about my handicap but they didn't manage to get it changed.
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Hi Jim, I missed three weeks on the 700 and on sailing it after on week four, I had gone backwards, so see your point, I sail two or three times a week now for six months, have mastered it now. It has cost me bigtime, no money to get my mps, keeping the 700 then add the mps later, but will have to work more hours soon. The phantoms are growing at Carsington 2 out tonight. good news about the nine RS300 at draycote, we have 2 at Carsington and a growing solo fleet 7 out Sunday.
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I've never enjoyed another singlehander as much as the OK on a stupidly windy day. Wish I still had one.

 
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I had an OK.  For me it was not a pleasant sailing experience - the boom is ridiculously low (and this is coming from a contender sailor) and the boat weighed a ton.  The hiking position was not exactly comfy either.

That being said, they do have decent competition, including in Europe.

I had a Europe once too - same problem with the boom, the other difficulty being I was too fat.
the same, but different...

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Originally posted by turnturtle

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What's this? The blaze doesn't have a spinnaker, does it?
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Not normally but someone added a spinni for their own fun
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Originally posted by winging it

I had an OK.  For me it was not a pleasant sailing experience - the boom is ridiculously low (and this is coming from a contender sailor) and the boat weighed a ton.  The hiking position was not exactly comfy either.

That being said, they do have decent competition, including in Europe.

I had a Europe once too - same problem with the boom, the other difficulty being I was too fat.

The boom isn't low .... maybe your head was too high!

It may be close to the deck, but the cockpit gives you plenty of room under the boom.

And at 72kg isn't the OK significantly lighter than the Contender?
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I don't think my OK weighed 72kg!  It was quite an old one!  But yes, it was lighter than the contender, but because the contender has the wow factor - for me - then I can forgive it its sins!

I think it's probably that I just don't like hiking much....
the same, but different...

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Contender hull weight is 83kg
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