49er or 800?

   pro wannabe, B14s? good choice!!  there are a few people in the fleet looking for crews at the moment, as those that can make the worlds are pairing up for the season and those that can't are a bit lost.  There are places on quick boats whether or not you can make the worlds, best suggestion is put a note on the class website www.b14.org Also if you want a boat of your own there are some quick boats up for sale now, get them while you can!

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Phil eltringham Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 16 Mar 04 Location: England/Hitchin Online Status: Offline Posts: 1105	Post Options Post Reply Quote Phil eltringham Report Post Quote Reply Topic: 49er or 800? Posted: 31 May 05 at 10:22am
	pro wannabe, B14s? good choice!! there are a few people in the fleet looking for crews at the moment, as those that can make the worlds are pairing up for the season and those that can't are a bit lost. There are places on quick boats whether or not you can make the worlds, best suggestion is put a note on the class website www.b14.org Also if you want a boat of your own there are some quick boats up for sale now, get them while you can!
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pro wannabe Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 18 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 84	Post Options Post Reply Quote pro wannabe Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 May 05 at 9:54pm
	49ers and rs800 are great but really stupid boats, ive been on both but would never race one their too un predictable, my new obsession is b14s i really want one their challenging, fast, and have got fat ass huge wings on the side, sighn me up like a.s.a.p.! i'd go for one of them!
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Hector Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 10 May 04 Location: Otley, Yorkshire Online Status: Offline Posts: 750	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hector Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 May 05 at 1:44pm
	Only sailed a 49er once - absolutely brilliant. The acceleration threw me off the back and yet it was quite steady once you settle down - mind you this was only in a F2. Sailed RS more - still excellent but not quite the same blast and if its light there's no comparison. But you can sail them in F5 and still sail rather than survive - not sure you can do that in a 9er unless you're very well practised. Hence need for a reliable and b?**dy good crew - they do most of the graft!

49erGBR735HSC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 30 Mar 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1991	Post Options Post Reply Quote 49erGBR735HSC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 May 05 at 1:35pm
	Ha ha, I hate it when that happens ......... Why not phone Dave Hall for a test sail or even find a local 49er and RS800, I reckon you'll not consider anything else once you've had a shot of the 9er Edited by 49erGBR735HSC
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Hector Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 10 May 04 Location: Otley, Yorkshire Online Status: Offline Posts: 750	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hector Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 May 05 at 1:30pm
	Yeh, them 800s are really easy to sail. Until something goes wrong. Still go for the 49er if you can afford it (remember high maintenance and insurance)and you can get a committed crew.

49erGBR735HSC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 30 Mar 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1991	Post Options Post Reply Quote 49erGBR735HSC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 May 05 at 12:44pm
	130kg is a little light for the 9er but saying that my crew and I are in the 140-150kg range and we were told we were too heavy to sail an 800 competitively. The key to the 9er is she does have a lot of power in the rig but you've just got to know how to control it. If you know about how to set up your rigs, forget about the 800 and go straight for the niner. The niner is also a boat that you'll never reach a point and wished you'd bought a higher performance boat. I've also been able to sail with 19 stone all up on the boat in a bit of a breeze, and since we both knew what we were doing, we didn't have any hassle, we didn't even swim
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andy_cherub Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 16 Mar 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 768	Post Options Post Reply Quote andy_cherub Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 May 05 at 11:19am
	I have just sold my 49er on the basis of going back to cherubs (wont start that now!) But in the 9er you simply 'play' the power. Very tuneable rig, im 12st and my crew is 11 - we held it in a heavy breeze, foooooookin flew!!! When I got the 9er i was lookin at an 800, but decided against it as its just a step up boat into the 9er! But since sailing the 9er i have reasiled that it really is quite easy to sail! Its very stable, and you can actaully wire to wire gybe with the kite up! Im comparing it to the cherub, but its really not overly challenging to begin with. Id say get a 9er!!
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Blobby Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 07 May 04 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 779	Post Options Post Reply Quote Blobby Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 May 05 at 6:49am
	Just an aside - you can get sport sails for the 49er to enable you to sail with a lighter crew weight - down to about 130kg I think and this might give you a mroe gentle ( ) introduction to the boat if you wanted to go that way...

carshalton fc Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 26 Jan 05 Location: England Online Status: Offline Posts: 2337	Post Options Post Reply Quote carshalton fc Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 25 May 05 at 10:53am
	yer hope it goes well!!
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lemeouttahere Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 31 Mar 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 94	Post Options Post Reply Quote lemeouttahere Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 24 May 05 at 2:56pm
	thanks for all the views. i think i'll be going for the 800 till i get some experiance, and money!!! cheers all