ARGGGGGGGGH!!!!!!!!

Originally posted by TheSeaFalcon As for the moral letmeouttahere, (long name but lovely b.t.w ), I totally agree!

why thank you, i hav it coz when i set up my email it was someting no one else had and is so bizzare i dont get junk.

my advice with gadgets lyk this is to sail without it until you know and can see how it helps.

classic example i sailed for years without a tiller extension till i worked out that i could sit farther out with one which would help me go faster.

ya catch my drift?

the topper centre main , in the long run makes the boat faster! having sailed through the transition from rear sheeted to centre, its easy to say that it makes the boat faster!, you can get the weigt ditributed better, and there are no rear sheeted mains to be found high in the rankings at all either, as for the new sail, its actually a smaller sail for lighter sailors to stop them having to reef. The centre main is well worth it, you should go for it, but do remember you need a longer tiller extension wehich is not included in the conversion kit, the sailing solution aluminium one is just as good as any carbon one btw and its about half the price, id strongly recomend it aswell as going for the holt centre main option , it used to be that ronstan was better, but now with this years holt kit it actually is a better kit! or if you can afford it put together all the parts you need yourself and go for harken carbon blocks if you want top of the fleet spec. the conversion is alo easily done and take about half an hour to make the modification all in all. And the "gadgety" things do make a difference if they are the worlds spec, as they have the maximum purchase permitted making it easier to control the sails. hope this all helps

Cheers!!! U sound like a very experienced sailor - thanx sooooooooo much I needed a bit of encouragement lol!!! Nice to meet u francis how old are u??! I'm 14, ( sail no 41825)!!!!! If I spot you I'll give you a very embarrasing cheery wave haha!!!!

U're rite about the topper fleet being friendly - I had a really long chat with some random topper sailor when we were out on....er....Sunday, cos we were stuck there for about 20 mins with no wind !!!!

Some other poor souls started sinking too, cos they forgot to put the bung in!!!  (Not that im laughing or anything...)

I'll probably go on the start of half-term cos I'm doin a french exchange!!!

I'd love to race but i just don't know where to start cos im so awful I'd probably be disqualified only seconds after the start gun !!!

Ah well, I'll just pootle round a bit on sundays and then see if I can widen my social circle down at chew!! The only person who talks to me at the mo is ed!!

Well, he's lovely company so I'm not complaining lol!!!

Wicked!!! Wat's ur name?! I sail a topper -  41825 - (it's very cute b.t.w lol )!!

Hey...is ur's pink??! I'm asking that even if you are a boy lol!