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    Posted: 26 Oct 06 at 8:49pm

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Im 14 and i mainly sail 2 man boats but now my crew can only go to big events with me so im stuck for club races. Im About 8 stone and i would like advice on a singlehander i could get.

I can go up to £2000, any suggestions??

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Topper has got to be high on the list. Cheap, plenty of racing, plenty of coaching, right weight.
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Easy-  Topper. Too light for anything bigger  in competitive terms. To be honest you could do with putting on a stone and a half to be the optimum weight for a topper- but I was lyour weight when I was 14, and I got to 9.5 stone when I was 15.

You can get a brand new boat for £2000! I'd advise you to spend less than that on a decnt 2nd hand boat with all the racing kit, for £1600 you can get a 3 year old boat that is fully kitted out. What club are you at?
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I would agree go for a topper then in about two years get a radial
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Im at west kirby sailing club, yeah the topper sounds good but the only problem is that there is no fleet at the club (actually there is not many fleets there just the usual).

Yeah i'll think about the topper, any other suggestions so i can widen  my search.

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To be honest you've really got to look at what is being sailed at your club.  You've got quite a few options open to you.  Yes a topper would be fine but ive never really liked them and always looked at them as ironing boards on water but thats just my personal opinion.  You'd be okay for racing in a laser 4.7 too, and also a byte CII - they look fantastic boats and might have a good future ahead of them.  Alternatively you could just be a bit of a lightweight radial sailor.  I sailed a radial for ages at 8 stone but it does mean you have to do a hell of a lot of work for relatively little speed.
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You could manage in a radial- however because you're at West Kirby you're likely to get a lot of breeze .  If i were you I'd prefer a boat I could take on  the tide there in aforce 5 plus, than one I'd struggle with in  medium winds on the marine lake.

If you are planning on doing the open meeting circuit then the topper one is one of the best in the country in the North West, I did it for three years and learn loads and had a lot of fun too. If it's just for club racing: what singlehanders are there at WKSC that race?
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if the lighter person isnot lukin for racin...the nu open bic... the club im at got given 6 to try for a weekend...im 10 stone and nt far off 6 foot n i stil ad fun in it...haha...gd times. they are over priced tho!
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Err West Kirby sails lasers, optimists and illutions and thats it for singlehanders really so not really much choise.

I could always just sail the handicaps because quite a few take place on a weekly basis. In the handicaps there are 2 finns, about 4 solos, larks, 1 Rs 200, Phantoms, sometimes a laser 4000, Rs 300,  fireflys, GP14s, sometimes a 420, fireflys, cadets, Oppies and one albacore.

So i could just sail in handicap races either on the lake or the tide as at this time of year they're always on the tide.

If i sailed handicaps i'd like a fast boat but wont be really hard to control.

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If your just after a club racing boat and your 2 man is your main focus i'd say the Byte CII.  Much nicer to sail than either the topper of Lasr 4.7.  There should be a new supplier v. soon and you can pick up a good second hand hull and put on a brand new CII rig and have change from 2K.  FOr any questions PM me.
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