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    Posted: 09 Jul 15 at 12:37pm
Originally posted by iiiiitick

We had an Aero test at Combs yesterday. I never sailed it myself but others did. It was a blustery March-kind-of-day in July! The Aero carried the 7 meter rig and was tried by helms from 10 to 15 stone. My impressions for what they are worth?
Acceleration on the gusts! Fairly easy to sail. Fairly easy to recover. Simple. Very light. A bit boring looking. Rather expensive.
I do feel that it knocks a further nail in the Laser coffin (a lot of nails left yet though) but If a casual passer by saw one sail past would they think it any sexier than a new Lightning?
Apparently they are building 25 per week so someone must be keen! I know that a lot of that is export but it is still a lot of boats in a declining, we are told, sport. Are the wildlife gardens of sailing clubs filling up with discarded boats? Ours will soon have an RS 100 in it because it's owner is buying an Aero and no one seems interested in the 100 any more.....let us hope that the vagaries of taste do not condemn the Aero to the same fate.


Nice balanced piece iitick and I agree with 99% of it. But as a ex owner of a lightning,a boat I still love, a boat which has many great strengths. Nobody but nobody has ever looked at a lightning and thought what a sexy boat.
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Originally posted by 167950

Originally posted by iiiiitick

We had an Aero test at Combs yesterday. I never sailed it myself but others did. It was a blustery March-kind-of-day in July! The Aero carried the 7 meter rig and was tried by helms from 10 to 15 stone. My impressions for what they are worth?
Acceleration on the gusts! Fairly easy to sail. Fairly easy to recover. Simple. Very light. A bit boring looking. Rather expensive.
I do feel that it knocks a further nail in the Laser coffin (a lot of nails left yet though) but If a casual passer by saw one sail past would they think it any sexier than a new Lightning?
Apparently they are building 25 per week so someone must be keen! I know that a lot of that is export but it is still a lot of boats in a declining, we are told, sport. Are the wildlife gardens of sailing clubs filling up with discarded boats? Ours will soon have an RS 100 in it because it's owner is buying an Aero and no one seems interested in the 100 any more.....let us hope that the vagaries of taste do not condemn the Aero to the same fate.


Nice balanced piece iitick and I agree with 99% of it. But as a ex owner of a lightning,a boat I still love, a boat which has many great strengths. Nobody but nobody has ever looked at a lightning and thought what a sexy boat.


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I looked at the red Claridge boat at the dinghy show and thought it looked pretty damn hot, especially when compared to my old (used to be red, now mottled brown/orange) Giles boat.
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Originally posted by Rupert

I looked at the red Claridge boat at the dinghy show and thought it looked pretty damn hot, especially when compared to my old (used to be red, now mottled brown/orange) Giles boat.

it did look good. Hasn't john got it for sale at the moment? Just open your wallet and its yours.
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I could swap it for the moths (British of course) that are in my wallet! 
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Getting hands on with the product...



(Aero Demo session at Island Barn Reservoir SC yesterday...)

Edited by JimC - 09 Jul 15 at 1:33pm
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there's a lot of string under the gunnel there.... is that all the takeaway systems for the side mounted cleats?  
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Originally posted by 167950

Originally posted by Rupert

I looked at the red Claridge boat at the dinghy show and thought it looked pretty damn hot, especially when compared to my old (used to be red, now mottled brown/orange) Giles boat.

it did look good. Hasn't john got it for sale at the moment? Just open your wallet and its yours.


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Originally posted by JimC

Getting hands on with the product...



(Aero Demo session at Island Barn Reservoir SC yesterday...)


Is it just me, or does it look like the boat has a face?
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Originally posted by The Moo

Originally posted by 167950

Originally posted by Rupert

I looked at the red Claridge boat at the dinghy show and thought it looked pretty damn hot, especially when compared to my old (used to be red, now mottled brown/orange) Giles boat.

it did look good. Hasn't john got it for sale at the moment? Just open your wallet and its yours.


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