29er or musto

Yeh I think you could probably cope pretty well in a 29er - though you would definetly want to sail it in over a F4 as thats when the fun begins!!

If this is the case then the buzz or the iso may well be a sensible option as they are both single wire and pretty fast along with fairly good race associations (ok maybe not the best but they aint that bad) I have sailed both boats and both are nice fun fast boats to sail.

A Buzz is a good first fast assymetric boat to learn to trapeze in, I myself started in one then a 29er and then a Spice (which is great for practising and learning twin wire!) and now by far the best an Int 14.

I think the 29er or MPS may be a bit ambitious for someone with previous experience only in flying fifteens and stratoses - it also depends on where you sail because there is a very large speed differenece between the stratos and the MPS/29er!

The Stratos is like a floating pontoon compared to the 29er - and without any trapezing experience the task of hoisting, balancing on your feet, goin out on the wire etc will definetly take a long and very wet time to master!

I have owned 29er, RS800 and Musto Skiff.

29er is a great boat but is really a youth class not great for couple looking for socials.

RS800 - good for parties but the boat is very heavy and the mainsheet loads horrific.

Musto Skiff - obviously single handed so no crew problems and a great boat (I am biased of course).

All of the above seem a big step up from the Stratos but anyone with a bit of ambition should manage OK.

 

Rick

ok sorry