Solution

Hi to all those considering buying a Solution..hope these few words will help you make the right decision.

I'm in my sixties, 6'2" and 13 stone, and sail on the sea, as opposed to a pond. My previous boats have been Nat12, Merlin Rocket, Hit, Phantom, and I'm awaiting delivery of a Solution.

My Phantom, was the best boat I have had, for sheer heart stopping thrills, unfortunately too many of the thrills saw me looking at the bottom of the boat! Anything over a F4, saw me struggling then swimming, which was a pity because those are the conditions I like for sailing. Then along comes the Solution..a Phantom that sailed into a brick wall..yes it's 2 foot shorter and a bit wider...but it has inherited the feel of the Phantom on the water without it biting your backside when you make a mistake.

I would  loved to have kept my Phantom, but had to admit, age, fitness (and yes  lack of skill) restricted my sailing to top F3 conditions.

I have now sailed one of the demo Solutions in top 4/5 conditions on several occasions and can assure you it, hits the spot, in terms of thrills. 

Yes, less demanding than the Phantom, but to sail it fast you still need to heave on the kicker as far as it will go, and a bit more,  and get your rear end over the side  going up wind; the reaches are just so much fun, (Ok most boats are), but this feels a bit like the Phantom, and the icing on the cake, the gybes at the end of the reach can be taken without heart in mouth. Having said that I have still managed to capsize...but getting it back up is (for me) so much easier compared to the Phantom. 

So if you want a boat with performance, still reasonably demanding, plenty of controls to play with, more fun than a Solo, don't want a trapeze, and a bit daunted by the Phantom, then this is the boat for you.

Hope this helps

That's really good advice.  Thanks.

General question to Solution owners, and those awaiting delivery - where does everyone sail their boats, have not decided where I should sail and it would be good if I could join some other people - I am based near Warrington by the way.

There is one at our club. And i have to say i does look like a sorted bit of kit! It looks actually quite fast and im waiting to pry the enthusiastic owner from his boat

Originally posted by turnturtle It looks nice- but I thought the solo kinda fits the bill for the 'post laser - pre phantom' stage of beer gut development?

Most people who want to go Laser-something else-Phantom as beer gut develops would probably want something a little more sprightly than the Solo.

Personally I would suggest going Laser -Blaze and stop there. The Blaze is a match for a Phantom in a blow and much easier to control.

Just my 2p, but then again i am hopelessy biased.

Paul

Blaze banter .....  come along guys just get in touch and try one !  Yes of course we are hopeless addicts and extremely biased but its simply a fantastic boat. More fun per pound than almost anything in that sector of the market. Challenging, both relatively fast and easy to sail, but not perhaps not as easy to get that last 1% out of it !  Over the years we got so taken by the boat we leapt at the opportunity to take over production this autumn - its now supplied by us with Rondar building hulls.  The Blaze is probably still one of the most under estimated modern boats around.  With a regular around 50 at the Nationals and 30 just last weekend at the Inlands we are still a small class but positively thriving.  I would not knock anything else out there but would suggest anyone interested in a 'middleweights' boat (and many lights and heavies find it great too) to give it a good look over.

Mike 720  www.cirrusrace.com  or try the association website