Topper Spice

I think maybe comparing the Spice and the Cherub is a little unfair! The Cherub is an extreme development class, and the Spice was designed as an easy way to start twin trapezing and not fall in ALL the time, just as the Buzz was for single wire asymmetrics. For those of us who generally sail slow, tactical boats, the Buzz seems very quick and uses skills we don't often get to use. Cherubs, 29ers etc offer a much steeper learning curve, and are less small pond friendly, as they are far less forgiving. I'm sure the Spice fufills the same role, or would have done if Topper had done their job properly...I don't think it was ever intended as a really radical boat, or they wouldn't have used the Buzz hull moulding (the internal moulding was changed). The Boss was Topper's extreme boat, and was hit by poor marketing and the 49er, which outdated it overnight.

Originally posted by ssailor the hull is a good shape

There are those who would dispute that statement [grin]

Edited by JimC

Perhaps, but itll still weight a tonne!! But at least they did one thing right with twin wire, unlike the B14 & 59er (grandads version of a skiff  )

Funny you should say that..................... The spice was a good idea, if only it had a carbon hull and carbon rig, and perhaps a lil more rag!

Yeh the spice is fun and very stable but as with any design it has its own little ways!

The weight is the main disadvantage the hull is a good shape it planes pretty easy but at the end of the day my 14 is longer has more sail area and fully rigged still ways less than the bare spice hull!