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feva_sailor 
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 Topic: laser 4000 or laser vago or otherPosted: 06 May 06 at 12:53pm |
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me and my crew have recently came second the uae nationals in a rs feva xl
 we live in dubai and are both 14 and have previous experions on a laser 2 rs feva xl and topcat k1(both crewing)we were wondering were to go next as we are to heavy for fevas 
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Posted: 06 May 06 at 5:10pm |
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Well the laser 4000 although a good boat, you DO need to be a good size and have some muscle to sail one well. Have you thought about the 29er?? Im thinking at your age and probable build then this would be a good choice. Quick, fun, good for lightweights (by lighweights i mean Anything under 70kg) and if you're interested then they have a good international circuit too. Other options (for what im imagining your size to be) im thinking maybe the 420, the new V3000, Rs500. There's loads of choices really, just scroll through the Y&Y classes list and check out whats there. And have you considered sailing catamerans??
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BBSCFaithfull
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Posted: 06 May 06 at 8:07pm |
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4000, All the way!!! JUst get down the gym!! And if ur on rack setting 8, watch out 4 the gap lol
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feva_sailor
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Posted: 09 May 06 at 2:17pm |
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we weigh toghether 150kg
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Posted: 09 May 06 at 10:51pm |
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Well at that size you can sail a 49er!!
What were you doing in a feva weighing 150kg all up?? Edited by Doug.H |
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Isis
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Posted: 10 May 06 at 9:09am |
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More to the point, what were you doing coming second in the nationals at that weight?? |
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feva_sailor
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Posted: 10 May 06 at 11:25am |
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)it was a club boat so we were asked to sail it for our team in the nationals.we lost to a private feva them weighing 100kg all up!we beat a 49er on handicapwhen it was blowing 30 knots and 10ft waves(we had to sail off a beach with no breakwater
 )There is a great picture of us with our spinniker off the pole and the other feva turtled infront of the burj al arab on thay day.
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yellowhammer
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Posted: 10 May 06 at 12:27pm |
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29er looks not to have much buoyancy in the bows .. anyone know how it copes with waves? bet you get good reliable onshore sea breezes in dubai ... i sailed lasers in jedda on the red sea for 2 yrs ... flat warm sea, big steady breeze, salty so buoyant, no tide ... those were the days |
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49erGBR735HSC
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Posted: 11 May 06 at 5:30am |
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Have you considered the 505, almost skiff performance, can be sailed at varying levels and the bow generally doesn't go down in waves unlike boats like the '9er range. Absolute blast to sail, good racing, can be really technical and very well suited to your wait range. The recent big kites mean that the boat has to be sailed like a skiff downwind utilising apparent wind. The only thing I didn't like about the boat is she is a little slowish upwind but most things feel that way in comparison to skiffs and considering the boat is over 50 years old, it is spot on! Have to add, 150kg is a good weight for a Laser 5000, and the bow on the 5k is fairly bouyant compared to other skiffs. |
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feva_sailor
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Posted: 17 May 06 at 3:32pm |
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no we dont want a symettrick kite and not a 5k(do u think us 2 14 year olds will handle a 5k)we have considered cats and weve decided against them
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