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    Posted: 20 May 05 at 3:07pm

Thanks for the advice - keep it coming please -

I personally like the idea of the laser 2000, but feel that the GP14 might be a wise idea - with a bit more room.

I have only sailed the 2000 a couple of times, and that was a while ago - for purely cruising about on a sunny summers day, how many adults (plus toddler) do you think would be possible. also same question goes for gp14 and wayfarer.

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Interesting. I know someone else who reckons they have memories back to two. Personally, the earliest I can place was just before my 4th birthday. I repeated something one of my parents had said about someone and can remember the horrified expression on their faces at hearing it back from the mouth of their angelic little boy.
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Originally posted by Stefan Lloyd

Originally posted by maxim

I son't
know, I remember going out in my dad's boat when I
was a toddler.


Do you? I know some people are sure they have
memories going back very early but most people
can't remember anything younger than around 4,
which is well past "toddler".



Yeah, because my dad's mentioned it, and I can
definately remember certain things like eating
chocolate in the boat, and the lifejacket, and really
weird small new experiences that stick with you
when you're young...
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Oops just read the original question properly.  There will not be enough room for you all in a vareo .  Try a laser 2000.  Roomy, reasonably stable in the light stuff and plenty of performance with the kite up.  Also very robust.  BBSC bought some of these as hire boats and they proved very popular.
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My first memory is being picked up by the ankles and getting slapped.

On a serious note a vareo could fit the bill.  I once borrowed one and there was enough room for my daughter who was six at the time to move around the front, it was suprisingly stable and the spini gave her some thing to do.  Even if I was trimming it and she just had her hand on the sheet. Plus if you get a girly coloured kite then there will be less protests from the missus.

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Average age of first memory is 3 1/2 according to http://www.ihf.org/lecture/bauer_trans.html
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well i think it all depends on the experinces i mean perhaps if you were experiencing a new thing such as sailing at a young age or somthing with has a centimental memory then i think you can remember it.  but a flying 15 at 2- sounds gr8 fun lol, 

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Originally posted by maxim

I son't know, I remember going out in my dad's boat
when I was a toddler.

Do you? I know some people are sure they have memories going back very early but most people can't remember anything younger than around 4, which is well past "toddler".

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my dad used to take me out in his flying 15 from the age of two very stable and pretty fast with the kite up.

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Post Options Post Options   Quote sailor.jon Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 May 05 at 9:19pm
GP 14,

spiniker,

room for 4

stable enough for a todler,

great cruising boat
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