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    Posted: 24 Jun 08 at 9:57am
Originally posted by Merlinboy

300 will be the best bet for you, its much faster round a course then a vareo (even with the kite up) I sold mine recently and i weighed 14 1/2 stone i was fine.  They are very very light one the Tolley, there is no single handed hiker on the market that matches it I'm afraid.  The only problem with a 300 is you wont just jump in it and sail it like you would say a laser.  It has a "wet" period usually of a month, once you are passed that you will be able to get round the course, and its all up wards from there.


It does depend on previous experiences. You may find you can just step into the 300 and sail it but it will take some time to really get it going.
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Originally posted by Smight at BBSC

Originally posted by Merlinboy

300 will be the best bet for you, its much faster round a course then a vareo (even with the kite up) I sold mine recently and i weighed 14 1/2 stone i was fine.  They are very very light one the Tolley, there is no single handed hiker on the market that matches it I'm afraid.  The only problem with a 300 is you wont just jump in it and sail it like you would say a laser.  It has a "wet" period usually of a month, once you are passed that you will be able to get round the course, and its all up wards from there.


It does depend on previous experiences. You may find you can just step into the 300 and sail it but it will take some time to really get it going.

I Suppose Mr Cockeril is wrong then!  I have had 22 years of dinghy racing experience in my earleir days at quite a respectable level, including racing latest rules I14's (morrison 12 which is notorous as one of the hardest hull shapes to keep upright) and when i jumped in the 300 i don't mind admitting i swam a fair bit, you can just jump in one and sail one, but not in any kind of blow. Unless you just want to reach up and down.
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agreed, unless you are coming from something like a lowrider moth then you will swim a bit to start with. but after a few weeks you will be swimming less and racing more. then its worth it. even in open meetings people capsize though. the last one i went to (dovestone) was quite wild and even the top 2boats capsized a few times each.

if you want to know ore join the yahoo rs300 group (google it) and ask a few questions. they are really friendly and will know of boats for sale before they even come on the market. alternatively pm me any queries you may have an i will try and answer them from my few months experience i have had so far.
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thanks for all the in put. seems like i will investigate the 300 some more. i guess i would be looking for a b rig being near top end weight?

i was thinking thou today, why not settle for a standard laser? i think that could be answered by the fun factor and the speed factor. plus, i like a good challenge when it comes to sailing new boats.

now all i need to do is sell the 800......its just had a mast refurb
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if you are going to go for a laser why not get a 8.1 rig?


however i would seriously look into the rs300
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if you want to try a 300 out then join the rs300yahoo forum and ask for a test sail. people are really friendly and im sure we can find someone near you willing to let you have a go
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