what boat for two teenagers?

The jump for a helm is pretty managable really, it is the crew who has the hard job. they have to be able to keep the boat totally flat which can be pretty tricky sometimes. The kite is fairly unforgiving and the boat is noticably unstable. When i 1st moved into the boat with my brother we had an advantage that he was an rs800 crew for a year so he was fairly experianced with skiffs. It is a challenge but it is an attainable one. You may swim to start off with but with practice the 'boat handling hump' can be overcome fairly quickly. Throw yourself in and get going, the learning curve may be steep, but it is fun!

PM me if you want any tips. Plus i am selling my boat after the nats and worlds in july so if you would like a well sorted, well priced, competitive specimen of the 29er class, get in touch

Someone owes me £500!!!!!! Getting the debt collecting boots on now, Laser centre is in Banbury aint it?

Are we talking straight line speed? or round the course speed? i'm thinking a downwind spinny leg would give the best judgement of the overall top speed of each boat.

Bov, maybe we should start a betting ring on y&y, might help pay off the student loans

Originally posted by feva_sailor yes i have now.i still think its so much faster

Any boat can give a higher sensation of speed, its simple just make a boat that kicks up tons of spray and make it a bit tippy, Ka-Plow all of a sudden youve got yourself a feel fast winning formula!  
The vago also a feel fast, go slooooooww winning formula!
Good for learning in although dont expect RS500 to be invited to the holt tide ride just yet.

Doug