rs Vareo's

Originally posted by marcus3292 Ken, get a phantom and come along to the local open meetings, there are loads around the east coast, and we all like a beer, you would be more than welcome.

I may carry enough weight to hold down a Phantom, but Ken certainly doesn't (he's more 'Solution' sized)

However getting a Phantom doesn't really solve the issue of what my wife and I might sail a Laser with a radial rig for Mrs Webmuppet + a Rooster 8.1 rig for me ? - compared to a Phantom it's much much cheaper to buy and far cheaper to insure  (and before you say it......yes I know there are some cheap Phantoms available - if they are so good why are most of the Alton Water guys sailing very expensive Epoxy hulled boats ?)

Nigel 


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as regard to the py no's of boats every dog has its day, some conditions suit some boats more than other boats, the same goes for courses etc...

ken, get a phantom and come along to the local open meetings, there are loads around the east coast, and we all like a beer, you would be more than welcome.

Originally posted by turnturtle Advice to Alton Fleet... start, get the windward mark, round it and drop back to the start line again, repeat until bored.  Even with just two of you match racing each other it'll be more fun than chasing phantoms... asymmetric racing?  Done.

TT, You've just highlighted one of the main problems: In theory there were six other Vareos to race against at Alton Water, however, in reality you were lucky to find a second one out on the water with you. Each of the fleet had their own issues, with work, childcare, family all taking their toll on peoples availability to go sailing, hence, what looked like a strong Vareo fleet, rarely managed to meet up on race-days......two or three of us would meet up midweek for a social sail but that's not the same as a decent race.

In 2006 we held a round of the Face Face series at Alton Water which although succesful was subsequently marred by some whining from some of the visiting competitors about the windsurfers that use Alton Water. Some of us were quite new to the fleet and were very disapointed to find out that Alton Water had been ommitted from the Fat Face circuit for 2007 especially as we had just started to become more competent at sailing our Vareos.

Fleets come and go, a few years ago there were no RS200s and only a couple of Phantoms at Alton Water - now there's a half decent fleet of both and the Vareo fleets are much stronger elsewhere,

I guess that's life

Nigel

Sounds good, I think that is what our NIgel is aiming for. Never know, will have a look at his kit when he gets it, or if he gets it then who knows?

Cheers Ken.

Hi. Much of what has been said on here is true. Our club has 4 Vareos now, and this year has seen more "outings" for the Vareo kites than before - with better results for those sailors.

"Non-asymmetric" courses will always get people complaining about the way in which the course has been laid, but thinking about it, those Vareo sailors that do put the kite up seem to have a lot of fun! Personally, I think that is the point of the Vareo - It is FUN and it is within reach of most people.

I can't see our members swapping their Vareos for anything else (dodgy PY or otherwise) - certainly not while the learning curve (and excitement!) of singlehanding with an asymmetric is still there.