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jeffers 
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 Topic: Looking to Buy a Boat...Help!!Posted: 05 Oct 07 at 4:25pm |
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At 80kg there are a lot of boats in your weight range. I know you are after an assy boat but dont discount the Blaze, has lots of room under the boom and really gets going once the wind reaches 9kts.
The only bad I have heard about the Vareo is that is can be a pig upwind. This is only heresay as I have never had the pleasure of sailing one. Paul |
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MrBlinky2007
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Posted: 05 Oct 07 at 5:54pm |
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You dont happen to have any photos of a blaze, just on the trailer so i can see how much room there is? Also any of a Vareo would be good aswell. Cheers Mike |
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ChrisJ
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Posted: 08 Oct 07 at 12:14pm |
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Try this: Helm is 6ft 6ins tall, folding that length into any boat in light winds is not always easy! |
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ChrisJ
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Posted: 08 Oct 07 at 12:22pm |
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Or, if you have a bit more wind about, a much more enjoyable boat: |
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ChrisJ
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Posted: 08 Oct 07 at 12:25pm |
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And the Blaze: |
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jeffers
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Posted: 08 Oct 07 at 6:46pm |
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The Blaze is deceptive from those pictures though the cockpit is quite deep and the boom quite high. The only time I get cramped (6ft 1) is in the really light stuff when you need to get way forward.
Advice as always, try before you buy! I am sure you will find a Blazer willing to give you a go. Paul |
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English Dave
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Wasn't that Gary Player? Actually TT I'm glad I caught you cos there's something I've been meaning to ask and you have sort of answered it in your post. My Hurricane is a great beast but she's heavy and cannot be single handed. I am often envious of the Laser sailors at Ballyholme who stop off on their way home, sail for 40 minutes and then go in for tea. Part of that is that it is so quick to rig and de-rig. But I don't want a Laser. How do the MPS and RS700 compare in terms of ease of rigging? I have a sort of plan to get one or the other before too long for those days when I can't get a crew and the 700's are cheaper second hand (not too worried about fleet racing or resale in Northern Ireland). But speed of rigging will be important too. I want to arrive, throw the main-up and launch without having to waste time adjusting spreaders and lowers all the time. Any advice? Edited by English Dave |
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BBSCFaithfull
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Posted: 12 Oct 07 at 7:42pm |
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But you do drink a lot of coffee !
 Maybe all that caffine keeps you alert.
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BBSCFaithfull
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Are you talking about andy and alex? They came to bbsc for the winter series last year. Hopefully they're coming this year but i doubt they will let me near there mustos |
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redback
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I'll be there though - in the 4000. New jib and new gennaker and 1 more year of experience. Hopefully Alex will be competing rather than blasting up and down the reservior! Are the other 4000s going to be there?
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