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    Posted: 05 Jan 06 at 7:43pm

At your weight you are a bit limited.  Two classes which do come to mind are the Splash and Byte - links available from the classes section...... 

The Byte in particular looks good with the new rig..

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How tall are you out of interest?
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Yeah i think you have to be pretty big for the vareo.  I tried one in the summer and i found it quite tough going in pretty light winds.  it's got quite a powerful main.  I don't know if i've just got a warped view on moths but it just seems to me as if it's a lifelong commitment of tinkering and working on the boat to try to improve it and that's not really the kind of thing i'm into.
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Tricky one.

Generally fast boats have large sail areas which means you need some lard to keep them flat.

The only other way of making a boat go fast is to make it really light, so that's a Moth.   

Maybe look at a Vareo, they are a little quicker than a Laser upwind and you've got the kite to play with downwind.
Not sure what the weight range is on a Vareo, I've only seen adult men racing it so maybe that answers the question.
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Originally posted by Prince Buster


a moth seems like it would be more of a lifetime's hobby


You say that as if if were a bad thing?
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That explains a lot!
Apart from moths and RS600s which i've been told to get loads of times can anyone recommend a good lightweight's boat (i'm just over 50kg) that is relatively fast and has good racing?  I really want something other than a laser but a moth seems like it would be more of a lifetime's hobby and i think i'd be too light for a 600.
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SMOD = Single Manufacturer One Design, u need to wash ur mouth out everytime u mention 1!

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I think the laser's a good boat and it's certainly stood the test of time but i think i will move into something else this season - something with more speed for the effort input!  Also what is meant by smods?  I've seen it said a lot on this forum.
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Originally posted by Jamie600

You can't tune a Laser - on flat water you may be able to get away with being underweight if you are very fit, but the only tuning is pulling loads of downhaul and kicker on which distorts the sail shape and affects pointing.

Radials at least are notorious for people pulling cunningham eyes out of even brand new sails trying to get more tension on, dont ya just love smods?
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You can't tune a Laser - on flat water you may be able to get away with being underweight if you are very fit, but the only tuning is pulling loads of downhaul and kicker on which distorts the sail shape and affects pointing.
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