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    Posted: 09 Oct 06 at 9:50pm
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Cheap 14s and 5000s are probs gunna be your best bets ! i paid 1750 for mine and its given me the money back in sheer enjoyment already! And look how much performance you get! The picture im rtying to post was taken in a flukey force 2!

He said "I am 16 and 58kg, and my bro is  57kg".

They would have issues even righting a 14, some of the older ones even have Al masts making this problem worse!

14s don't need a lot of wind to be fun downwind. You can be blasting around twin wiring without too much breeze at all  Much as I love mine, I'm not sure it is the right boat for lightweight 16 year olds though.

Very good point Mark, not sure about the Boss but if its anything like the 5000, it will be near impossible to right with 110kg (odd) on the board. Had two of us weighing over 140kg hanging off a righting line and the thing seeming to take an eternity to right. I can right the 49er with my own weight (77kg) on the board but reckon it wouldn't be possible in any wind with a 5000. Spice may be an option but if that's the case, why not just buy a cheap 4000 and save the money for a 800 or wait till you have more weight and buy a 5k, 49er, Boss, etc. Although the 4k is single wire, its much nicer to sail than the Spice, better performance and at least there would be other boats to race against.
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Originally posted by BBSCFaithfull

Cheap 14s and 5000s are probs gunna be your best bets ! i paid 1750 for mine and its given me the money back in sheer enjoyment already! And look how much performance you get! The picture im rtying to post was taken in a flukey force 2!

He said "I am 16 and 58kg, and my bro is  57kg".

They would have issues even righting a 14, some of the older ones even have Al masts making this problem worse!

14s don't need a lot of wind to be fun downwind. You can be blasting around twin wiring without too much breeze at all  Much as I love mine, I'm not sure it is the right boat for lightweight 16 year olds though.
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Cheap 14s and 5000s are probs gunna be your best bets ! i paid 1750 for mine and its given me the money back in sheer enjoyment already! And look how much performance you get! The picture im rtying to post was taken in a flukey force 2!

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Originally posted by NickA

... and plenty of them hidden in the hedges at sailing
clubs around the UK!


Umm... Spice would be fun sailing in Carrick Roads, and very cheap. Prob
a better bet of a boat than a Cherub if you are going to leave it down
there for summer sailing.
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... and plenty of them hidden in the hedges at sailing clubs around the UK!
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Originally posted by SetSail

Despite what i think about topper now, has to be the SPICE!!

Aimed at lightweight crews, one design, cheap 2nd hand market. Had the 'pleasure' of having 1 for 2 years and i was actually sorry to see it go in the end. Have now however, moved into the 800.

http://www.topper-spice.com/

The spice is quite fun despite what people say. Really quick to rig, easy to sail and very manageable in really crazy winds. It is not going to pace 29ers and 800s but the bow rides crazy high with the kite up and it feels faster than it is. It is a bit querky and a dog upwind. I sailed one a bit on and off and enjoyed it even though I sail a 14.
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Despite what i think about topper now, has to be the SPICE!!

Aimed at lightweight crews, one design, cheap 2nd hand market. Had the 'pleasure' of having 1 for 2 years and i was actually sorry to see it go in the end. Have now however, moved into the 800.

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Putting twin strings on that Cherub is very easy and it would be a good class for you from what you've said.

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l5k are going for >1000 but there not light weight
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