29er xx

I saw the 29er XX at the Hoo Freezer.  Seemed like a good option for a couple of lightwieghts who want to sail a high performance boat.  I'd like to reserve my judgement but my first impressions are that the rig is not very tall and it might not be a great performer in the light stuff - but then what high performance boats are?  By the way they don't have racks - it looks just like the standard 29er hull.  Somebody said they're polyester I thought they were epoxy - does anybody know for sure?

lol they are glass fibre, the polyester refers to the type of resin used to bind he fibres, there are two key types, polyester and epoxy. And i also heard that they were polyester made, just very well made, they are still quite light, but is the 49er not also polyester?

i am enlightened

The 700/800 are both epoxy. 200/400 are both polyster. Not sure about 300/600.

Originally posted by Prince Buster and others I think that the XX is much more designed as a women's olympic boat as opposed to just another class to steal Cherub sailors and any other twin-wire skiff.  -----------  And, mike ellis you can't go far on this forum without the Cherub Crew descending on you like a ton of bricks the moment you mention anything against cherubs.

The notion that the XX is designed to steal Cherub Sailors is ridiculous. A business plan based on that proposition would be laughable  - after all even if 50% of active UK Cherub sailors converted that would barely sell enough XXs to keep Mr Bethwaite in Sunglasses for a year!

So don't worry guys - its not you they're 'after' so you can safely keep on sailing your quirky, radical, fun and fast little rocket ships (and posting with your sometimes annoying enthusiasm) for ever more.