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Single Handed Asymettric |
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scrimbo ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 20 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 18 |
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My dads after a single handed asymettric boat. He is about 14 stones (i think Any Suggestions welcome. (ps. we are also tempted to join forces and sail an RS200/400) |
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Oli Scrimshaw
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owain ![]() Posting king ![]() ![]() Joined: 11 Jun 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 142 |
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Theres a guy at our club who weighs about 14 stone, he sails a vareo very competitively. Is the assymetric a must have? otherwise, has he considred a phantom?
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Owain H
49er GBR055 Fireball 14291 Plymouth Uni Sailing Club & Chelmarsh Sailing Club |
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scrimbo ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 20 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 18 |
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Yeh, he has... but he thinks he is to light for a phantom... he may be 13 stone. He has also considered the new phantom (the red eye solution), but that class hasnt taken off to well in the uk, although there are 3 at our club. Im pretty certain he would like a asymetric. he wants fun and speed. |
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Oli Scrimshaw
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Isis ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 01 Sep 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2753 |
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Having 3 solutions at your club sounds like theyve taken off very well in your area! they were only launched at the last sailboat show (I think) which puts them at less than a year old... give them some time. I dont think an mxRay will carry 13stone too well and I dont think they do too well on handicap (though id be happy to be corrected by someone whos sailed them... Mr Sparrow?) So if your looking for a singlehanded assymetric then your only option is a Vareo. There are a number of other boats that will give you fun and speed without an assy or trap... The IC being the first that comes to mind though a little faster than your 'fireball' py limit! Finding a crewed boat may well be a better option though |
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scrimbo ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 20 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 18 |
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awesome.... thanks u guys. I have been looking around at different views, but there is nothing better than personal experience. If he gets one or not i will tell you guys, and his reasons for getting the boat or whatever. Come to think of it, does anyone know what the test days are like? I have never been to a demo day. Do they simply throw you in the boat and let you sail it?? |
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Oli Scrimshaw
RS600 49er 645 59 Grafham Water SC |
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Jack Sparrow ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 08 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2965 |
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14 stone isn't very good for a MX-Ray.
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jeffers ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 29 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3048 |
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Oli,
Would love to see you in an RS400 at Hunts.......that would be great spectator sport! Take a peek at the website for what you missed last weekend......(when Chris gets the piccies up). Paul |
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what about an rs300? more fun downwind than a vareo
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jeffers ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 29 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3048 |
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I would like to see that at Hunts too....I did consider one....
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Rupert ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956 |
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The space in the Vareo can be useful - early in the year I helmed one in a blow while the owner got to grips with flying the kite and seeing what it could do without having to worry about steering and all that. It seemed to work, as I now see the kite popping up in all sorts of weather conditions!
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