Classes fading in popularity

Originally posted by Black no sugar Phew, Jack! You're going to hurt yourself, thinking this hard! Still, you've got a classic line Originally posted by Jack Sparrow Deprecation is all dependant upon when you buy into a class and self-deprecation if you buy a Skipper...

Originally posted by Jack Sparrow come on get your heart racing... you know you want to

I'm happy sailing the Musto now and the wife in her Raidal but if the class stabalises and a new rig second hand boat is available I may be tempted but I'm not interested in the building or fixing side - I just want to sail.

Seems that fiddling and gluing things is part of Cherub ownership - I have no interest in that; if the class did what the Merlins and 12's have done and found a builder who produced an of the shelf version then I think it would benefit the class as many people like me need all their spare time to sail and don't want to waste any of it fixing or building boats - for some that is all part of the fun for many it is not hence the explosion in SMOD's. If the class is smart it will address that fact.

Rick

Rick, you obviously haven't tried a 4000.  I too agree that the 800 is a bit much to sail with your Mrs and the 29er is for youths/lightwieghts but the 4000 has a wide weight range, is fast and is low on depreciation.  Being a SMOD it may fade in the future but at the moment it has a niche which nobody else is trying to exploit.  It has one talent which has to be experienced - upwind in a blow and a chop.  Second hand "Aston Martins" (heavy and fast) of the dinghy world are very reasonable - try one.

I have to say I like the Musto Skiff as a boat. It seems a bit different from  some of the other smod classes in that the spread seems more by recommendation and people going sailing in one and buying one the next week than advertising


Historicaly development in the UK cherubs has been slow with the ocational jump. in the last 25 years the top boats have usualy managed four or five nationals wins followed by several top five placings so you do not get a huge ammount of depreciation in terms of compettitivness

As far as chines go on cherub hulls who knows what will happen we know have one almost chineless UK cherub and there are 12' skiffs with chines Alex Vallings Nuplex is hard chined and slab sided compared to other 12's and have a look at this R class in design

http://www.rclass.org/info/construction/leech-mkiii/render ings

Originally posted by Granite I have to say I like the Musto Skiff as a boat. It seems a bit different from  some of the other smod classes in that the spread seems more by recommendation and people going sailing in one and buying one the next week than advertising

The Musto SKiff class has grown organically. The owners are the best sales force anyone could ask for and the best ad for the product.

This has ment that the class initially got off to a slightly slow start as other copy cat products that hyped the market but in the end of the day quality tells and last year and this year the MPS will be the largest selling boat of it's type by a country mile.

There is also a lot of work going on the sell boats overseas with almost 40% of all boats sold going overseas.

All this bodes well for a long-term international class.

Rick