Buzz??

I have both helmed and crewed a buzz several times when I've been between boats. They're great if you're looking for a boat that:
a) merely creeps to windward - even doing that extremely slowly
b) appears to have been designed in the dark ages with a flat bow?!
c) is only worth sailing in anything over a force 4
d) has appauling attendance numbers at open events - only 16 at this year's nationals!!

Personally I can't see a lot going for it and certainly wouldn't recommend it.

Surely an rs200 would be much better suited to lake sailing where you've deemed a 29er too large/fast?

Originally posted by Holly d) has appauling attendance numbers at open events - only 16 at this year's nationals!!

Just like to say that yes numbers on the circuit are not huge, like on an Rs circuit (as i said in a previous post), but we had more than 16 at are nats, just only 16 finished due to quite a few retirement from broken masts over the Hayling Bar, sending quite a few boats home early.

I wouldn't say the 4000 is too demanding for light crews !

wat about a new vago or 500 if you want a single trap boat? personally if i was that weight i would get a 29er

PchSC bought a Buzz for the juniors, and I thought it looked pretty good. They aren't expensive either. The 500 would be super, but you will have to pay a lot more as they are new and not really likely to come up 2nd hand. As I said before, there's loads of stuff on the site about them, and I think I found links to an old test too. Oh and by the way, their nationals were at HISC, and they seemed a friendly bunch!

Otherwise if you can do without the trapeze, look at a 200: very popular class, wide variety of prices available, and if you pay the right money, you should be able to sell it easily if you don't get on with it.

Edited by Rob.e