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    Posted: 28 Jul 05 at 1:29am

Personally I don't get what is so great about learning a symmetric kite first...some one explain that one please.

If you are convinced you want to get a 200 or 29er, get a 29er - you won't be happy until you do - you know you are only thinking of the 200 because of parental pressure....
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I sail a 200 with my dad/ other blokes in the club who are about 12 stone, and I'm 8.5, so we work out a good weigh. Me and my mate want to move in a 200 next year, but we're too light at about 17.5 stone- is this a good weight for a 29er?, which is what we're considering. But personally i prefer the 200, and a 29er would mean joining leigh and lowton, as it is class racing only at Budworth- and I don't like pennington flash (the lake)
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whats the ideal weight for a 200? 29er?
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the 200 is 19-25 stone...but we struggled in a F7 at 19stone.

don't know about the 29er!

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it keeps changing for the 29er but 18-21 stone seems to as good a starting point as any (P.S. 26 stone in any winds does not work)
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The 200 powers up quickly with fully battened main and no trap.- I'd say at least 20 stone, more like 21-23 stone ideal.- though it depends where you sail and how competitvely.
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The get kids sailing supplement a couple of issues back had a chart of ideal helm & crew weights and heights for all the RYA Youth classes...
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Originally posted by Pondling

i want to move up a boat - therefore i can leave the club and go to somewhere like hayling or queen mary.


We've got some pretty good 29er Sailors based at Island Barn up the A3 at Molesey from you.
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29er is a brilliant choice not least because the crew gets to play the mainsail upwind leaving the helm to sit back and steer.  More challenging than the 200  fast upwind as well as downwind and basically loads of fun.  But I am biased.
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your probably a 29er sailor arent you?
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