Singlehander for 14 year old

lasers are horrible to sail! I have never sailed a Byte but im guessing it cant be worse than a laser. They look cool too.

I posted this on another thread along the same lines as this one. ( just ignor the ttext about your daughter etc.)

In terms of how long to sail a RS300... depends on you. How much you sail and how good you get and how much you grow.

But for now...

The boat you need to look at is a SPLASH.

A fantastic combination of hull, sails and mast. Huge in Europe ( 200 odd at events )  and 60 odd at the UK Nationals. Your daughter will be able to feel what she is doing, de-power when she needs to and when she capsizes she'll be able to get back in it. And she won't out grow it off it for a very long time. You can upgrade the boat with a bigger sail and longer boom - Then it is called a FLASH and sail competitively over 18.

http://splashdinghy.org.uk/



Basically the SPLASH is like a Europe without the hassle of a ultra low boom. And your son will love it in a breeze, in-fact you'll need two because he'll love it in all conditions so much.

This boat was designed for people who have outgrow the Oppie and are not big enough for Lasers e.t.c So in short your two children.

My wife has one, she is 7 stone and 5". We bought it for her to get back into sailing and then to hand down to our son who is 9 and currently 3.5 stone who sails a Oppie. He sails it when it is light. We paid £1200 for ours, and it was in very good condition. They are FANTASTIC! And I would say that about many boats.

here are a couple pics from the worlds...



SPLASH sailor, I guess about the same size as your daughter?...



and on the Blackwater...



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Originally posted by Black no sugar  I love your concern for the environment, Jack Sparrow. That's pushing the concept of recycling to its limits!

????????? i don't understand.




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Laser 4.7 for fleet racing

Originally posted by laser47 Laser 4.7 for fleet racing

looks thrilling