New boat

Banter - when nature calls

   I do like that picture...
95kg - I'm working on it! (Obviously just need to drink 25 litres before going on the water each day...)

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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 Topic: New boat Posted: 10 Aug 05 at 8:27am
	I do like that picture... 95kg - I'm working on it! (Obviously just need to drink 25 litres before going on the water each day...)

Black no sugar Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 04 Dec 04 Location: Somewhere between Brighton and Lancing Online Status: Offline Posts: 3941	Post Options Post Reply Quote Black no sugar Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Aug 05 at 8:51am
	Ahh yes but give it 90 mns and you're on another thread... Banter - when nature calls
	Lancing SC

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: 10 Aug 05 at 9:58am
	and once you start, you have to keep going every 20 minutes until you fall asleep...

billpayer Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 02 Aug 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 30	Post Options Post Reply Quote billpayer Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Aug 05 at 10:16am
	A 29er looks good, I'll have to try and have a go in one pretty soon to see if should be added to the short list. If this last week is anything to go by, 95kg will be put to good use, so far this week it has been about 8-10 knots in the morning, then kicks up to 20-25 with the afternoon sea breeze, so a bigger boat could get challenging for a few hours, but looking forward to trying..... Out in a regular Laser in the wind yesterday, fantastic, but as soon as it drops, then the lighter people all float past, so a laser is good for me in the bigger winds, but in a club race/lighter winds, they will wash the floor with me. So a bigger boat is definately on the cards......

Wave Rider Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 27 Oct 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 909	Post Options Post Reply Quote Wave Rider Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Aug 05 at 10:22am
	lol try and get a diffrent PY number
	-[Franko]- Chew Valley Lake Sailing Club RS600 933

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 Posted: 10 Aug 05 at 1:07pm
	, boom sheeting, single tiller, no messing!!
	FLAT IS FAST! Shifts Happen

huwboat Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Newbie Joined: 19 Jul 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 7	Post Options Post Reply Quote huwboat Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Aug 05 at 1:46pm
	Nice photo but I don't see much hiking or trapezing going on - or much wind! In my experience 29er is going to be tricky for gennaker hoist single handed in anything above a force 2-3. But plenty of people do it....

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 Posted: 10 Aug 05 at 4:11pm
	If the MPS boys can do it, then the 29er is no harder, only thing that would be nice would be putting a mainsheet cleat on the deck, bungy on the tiller is a good idea too. Pic was taken in about F1-2, but did have it out in F2-3, was ok until you had to make a sharp bear-away with the kite up (minsheet in tiller hand so not easy). Having said all that, the boat is stupidlyy fast upwind, one up, it pops on the plane so easily, its great!!
	FLAT IS FAST! Shifts Happen

Sumo Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 10 Mar 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 144	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sumo Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Aug 05 at 6:18pm
	I bought a Vago because I wanted a boat with a Genacker that I could also sail single handed. I haven't had a chance to sail it on my own so far, so I don't know how easy or difficult it is to raise and drop the genny whilst steering. My previous experience of single handed sailing in a Vareo makes me think that rasing a genacker and helming at the same time in a 3-4 is always an opportunity for a swim. If you sail a Feva now a Vago would be a step up in performance and it is good fun to sail. The 29er is another step up from the Vago, but I suspect you would spend more time swiming, i.e. the Vago is fun whilst being forgiving of mistakes versus the 29er which demands more respect and skill.

Pondling Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 23 Jul 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 149	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pondling Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Aug 05 at 10:45pm
	a good thing for u to do wud be to take out the feva on your own in a f 5 - 6 and see how it goes... you shouldnt go in or anything... and if that goes swimmingly (scuse the pun) then try a bigger boat on your own, it depends on what they sail at your club... maybe a 200 or a big two handed boat that doesnt require too much power from a helm and crew.
	Sailors don't get old!!! They get a little dinghy (or skiff, or yacht...) Feva 251 RS200 1117 RS200 897