Xenon

   We saw the Xenon at the London Boat Show and took delivery in June, replacing our old Kestrel.  
We are very pleased so far,  the assymetric is just so much easier to get on with than the symetric spinnaker.
The Xenon seems reasonably stable and our 9 year old thinks it makes a fantastic family boat, (he didn't like the Kestrel -it was set up for racing, and a bit congested with three in it) whilst we find it good to race in the club handicap races (sailing of PW1035).  Its taken us a while to get the hang of role tacking it effectively, but we are getting there now.
It doesn't seem as quick as the Kestrel in very light stuff, but when we get a bit of wind we quickly catch up.
All in all it has been a good purchase for us, but we are hoping that there might be some open meetings next year so we can sail against and meet other Xenon owners.

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Martin W Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 27 Sep 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote Martin W Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Xenon Posted: 27 Sep 05 at 11:31am
	We saw the Xenon at the London Boat Show and took delivery in June, replacing our old Kestrel. We are very pleased so far, the assymetric is just so much easier to get on with than the symetric spinnaker. The Xenon seems reasonably stable and our 9 year old thinks it makes a fantastic family boat, (he didn't like the Kestrel -it was set up for racing, and a bit congested with three in it) whilst we find it good to race in the club handicap races (sailing of PW1035). Its taken us a while to get the hang of role tacking it effectively, but we are getting there now. It doesn't seem as quick as the Kestrel in very light stuff, but when we get a bit of wind we quickly catch up. All in all it has been a good purchase for us, but we are hoping that there might be some open meetings next year so we can sail against and meet other Xenon owners.
	Martin

Marine Boy Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 01 Sep 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 42	Post Options Post Reply Quote Marine Boy Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 27 Sep 05 at 8:59am
	Saw the review, sailed one at Datchett, thought it was a great boat, ordered one, and awaiting it's delivery in two weeks - can't wait! Have sailed the other two and thought the L2K a little tame (Xenon has 30% more sail area) and hate the Vision - had bad experiences with fittings pulling out of under-engineered sections. Here is an excellent forum dedicated to the Xenon with some piccies: http://www.andrewcoombes.name/sailing/ Paul

moontime Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 26 Sep 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 8	Post Options Post Reply Quote moontime Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 26 Sep 05 at 8:16pm
	Has anyone seen the review of xenon in Y&Y, sailed one, taken one home from the boat show , have any decent photos you could pass on. Also has anyone got any views on the xenon, looking to spend some pennys also looking at Laser2000 and some RS boats