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    Posted: 26 Jul 05 at 5:34pm
thanx. i have two possiblities and they will have to 'fight for me to be their crew'... no ill just choose which ever one does the best in the 200 with me. sumthin like that - which ever one i get along with best!
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if you did consider the cherub...the weight range for crews is 16-24 stone...

its known as a light-weight's boat!

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You asked about the 420 and well im a 200 crew and not their biggest fan but I def think that if you want to aim for olympic glory then that is def a route to look at. They are quite impressive boats - a slight pig to get a handle on first time - But def a Symetric spinni will give you a better understanding of how they work and then its much easier to move into an asym. I know a lot of people who are going through the 420 squads at the moment and they are saying just how great the training is. They learnt more in the tranny squad over winter than in 2years in the national squads in their respective feader classes (and both of them are either going to or coming back from worlds as we speak)

Basicaly what ever class it is just make sure you work hard in it and take advantage of any training provided - but if you are truly aiming for the olympics get yourself into an olympic feeder boat NOW.

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yeah. some of my friends said the tranny squad was rubbish tho.

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they have a tranny squad??
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yeah 420s do. but ppl say that its really rubbish if you stay or are put in it again.
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Post Options Post Options   Quote tgruitt Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Jul 05 at 2:38pm
oh you mean training squad? Not a a squad for tranny's?
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no the transition squad. not a squad for trannys. a transition squad for training.
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go for the 29er, they're fairly fast and fairly fun! but make sure u learn how to a symmetric spinnaker first, it will only take a few hours!

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Post Options Post Options   Quote KnightMare Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Jul 05 at 9:21pm
Yeah but you shouldnt need to go into the tranny squad twice. Its to teach people how to get to grips with the boat when they are moving out of another class (transitional) and where your friends in it this year. Because Sam Carter did most of this years on I think (if I got my info correct he certainly did flanders youth quad training) and he is a seriously decent coach.
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