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laser ripper ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 19 Apr 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6 |
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I'm talking more like a 49er for kids-wings and spinny etc. real thing so
not too like the spice. But ive sailed one of those-they are great boats- they just weren't marketed right nik |
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JimC ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6662 |
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You've got to ask why. By the time you've gone through the 29er and really picked up the skills to a high standard you're probably ready for a senior class.
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Lucy Lee ![]() Far too distracted from work ![]() ![]() Joined: 17 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 276 |
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Yes, but given the reasonably small weight range of the 29er, you may not yet be tall enough / heavy enough for the high performance senior classes. If you are a girl, you are very unlikely ever to be the right physique to be competitive in classes like the 49er or I14. It would be nice to have a performance class that girls / smaller blokes can sail competitively. It wouldn't need to be a youth class, in fact it would be better if it was a senior one. Now, where did I leave that high-performance twin-wire boat I was sailing this weekend with an all-up crew weight of 130Kg?
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laser ripper ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 19 Apr 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6 |
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I agree that the cherub is a good lightweights boat, but I think we need a
cheaper, one design class of simmilar attributes Ideas? NIk |
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hurricane ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 15 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1047 |
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has anyone else noticed this with topper i know the balls-ed up the marketing of the hurricane 59 |
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laser ripper ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 19 Apr 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6 |
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Yeah,
Its been the same with many of their boats which have been great-boss, Iso, Spice, Buzz, sport 14, even the byte. However, the boats which seem to be marketed the best-the Topaz 'sailing system' the magno etc have been rubish. I had the oppotunity to sail the magno over the summer and it was rubbish-bad hull shape, bad fittings etc, which is why I wouldn't ask them to build a youth formula skiff or whatever we're talking about! Nik |
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hurricane ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 15 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1047 |
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i belive the boss, Iso, Spice, Buzz, sport 14, even the byte to all be great designs if better than the laser and RS ones just badly marketed. even the topper build quality is better (well white forumula who make them for topper) has anyone else sailed the very rare sport 16 keel WOW wot a boat is such a pleasure to sail and very very quick for its size!!! |
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Blobby ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 07 May 04 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 779 |
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Hold on a minute - how about making it about 2 feet longer, with orangey sails and calling it a 29er...oh, but you need to add the extra wire these days, shouldn't be too hard... |
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Granite ![]() Far too distracted from work ![]() ![]() Joined: 12 May 04 Location: Scotland Online Status: Offline Posts: 476 |
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The Iso was marketed exceptionaly well to the extent that instead of having a start for Asymetric handicap classes many events had starts for Isometric boats. I have sailed the sport 16 and thought it probably the worst boat I have ever sailed it even made the sport 14 look good. Horrible to sail in and even worse to teach in and near imposable to right from a capsize |
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hurricane ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 15 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1047 |
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i said keel!!!!! sport 16
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