Which class is this?

   In defence of the stratos, it's a great picnic boat - if I lived at the seaside and could chug off down the coast with the whole family on board, I'd be tempted.  But on a lake?  For racing?  At nearly £10k?  (special offer on at present of "only" £9289)
Why do people do it?

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NickA Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 30 Mar 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 784	Post Options Post Reply Quote NickA Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Which class is this? Posted: 07 May 07 at 2:14pm
	In defence of the stratos, it's a great picnic boat - if I lived at the seaside and could chug off down the coast with the whole family on board, I'd be tempted. But on a lake? For racing? At nearly £10k? (special offer on at present of "only" £9289) Why do people do it?
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getafix Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 28 Mar 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2143	Post Options Post Reply Quote getafix Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 May 07 at 9:05pm
	cos they buy into the carefully sold illusion that they can miraculously fulfill all their water-borne ambitions in just one purchase - e.g. is it a sailing boat? is it racing dinghy? is it a tender? is it a fishing platform? is it a swimming platform? is it so stable you could take your granny out in it? .... or is it a big, b***dy heavy, undercanvassed wee jobby of a boat which needs an effort not unlike the one the egyptians (or their slaves) put in to make the pyramids just to get it up a sandy beach on a trailer? IMHO - personal opinion at that.. no offence, just had to help someone move one at the weekend over shingle in our boatpark (moved fine once we had 4 people!!!)
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