Dinghy popularity

Originally posted by transient "there's an awful lot of ****ing experts around here lately".

Ha - the boat park guru - I've met so many and the trouble is the ones that really do know, say nothing, keep schtum which keeps them at the front of the fleet...

When I first started, the absolute bollox I got advised from folk you would think should know, and everyone wonders why I never listen...

Occasionally I get some genuine snippets, this only 8 years in and only after I have managed to beat the b**tards by luck or the occasional good judgement, then of course you read stuff here, but this place isn't always exactly on the money...

Edited by iGRF - 25 Jun 13 at 10:11am

Originally posted by Clive Evans   Originally posted by Clive Evans Yes the musto has always appealed but we are talking thousands of pounds for one and the risk that the superdooper6000 comes along and suddenly mustos are 800 quid.  It wasn't the musto I was referring to at all ... we had a vortex once and look at them now 10 boat events 800 quid

Edited by 2547 - 25 Jun 13 at 10:28am

The problem I find, as a consummate boat hopper, it's very difficult to get anyone to even commit, because the sport is so class specific when it comes to the things I need to know, it's also so alien to everything my experience over the years has dictated.

There's a huge 'settings' culture and fixation on things like kickers and tel tales, that, if you focus to greatly on leads you often to miss the bigger picture imv.

Then when you're trying to sail totally new stuff that no-ones heard about and teaching yourself at the same time I guess it's a big ask.

Originally posted by Clive Evans Originally posted by 2547 Originally posted by Clive Evans   Originally posted by Clive Evans Yes the musto has always appealed but we are talking thousands of pounds for one and the risk that the superdooper6000 comes along and suddenly mustos are 800 quid.  It wasn't the musto I was referring to at all ... we had a vortex once and look at them now 10 boat events 800 quid Well it certainly looks like the above quote refers to the Musto Ha ha just reread busted! Eating humble pie

Originally posted by iGRF Depends who's posting really doesn't it and a 'fact' to one point view might not be correct to someone else's. Here's one, 'the Musto Skiff is impossible to sail above a force four' fact. Now someone heavier and more experienced would argue against that 'fact'. But then if you actually have to ask, (which suggests lack of experience) which 'fact' should you believe?

Edited by 2547 - 25 Jun 13 at 3:25pm