29er

   Its probably be discussed before but would 29er make a good single hander ?  It may need a few running rigging mods  but it seems to have a lot of good points already.   For a start they are available at a reasonable price in the used market, they have a jib ( like a Canoe and Swift Solo) and of course they are nice a light, so, can be rightend after a spill by one person.
Probably a daft idea but I did have a good look at one in the dinghy park the other week and it kind of appealed more than a 700, a Musto or a Contender.
Has it got too much upwind sail area ?
Steve

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boatshed Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 12 Apr 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 457	Post Options Post Reply Quote boatshed Report Post Quote Reply Topic: 29er Posted: 30 Sep 07 at 9:40pm
	Its probably be discussed before but would 29er make a good single hander ? It may need a few running rigging mods but it seems to have a lot of good points already. For a start they are available at a reasonable price in the used market, they have a jib ( like a Canoe and Swift Solo) and of course they are nice a light, so, can be rightend after a spill by one person. Probably a daft idea but I did have a good look at one in the dinghy park the other week and it kind of appealed more than a 700, a Musto or a Contender. Has it got too much upwind sail area ? Steve
	Steve

MRJP BUZZ 585 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 05 Mar 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1496	Post Options Post Reply Quote MRJP BUZZ 585 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 Sep 07 at 9:44pm
	It was discussed before and the outcome i believe was yes it would be a good single hander but you would need a cleat for main downwind.
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29er310 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 17 Apr 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 174	Post Options Post Reply Quote 29er310 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 Sep 07 at 9:49pm
	If you want one mine is for sale.

Isis Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 01 Sep 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2753	Post Options Post Reply Quote Isis Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 Sep 07 at 10:08pm
	Its been discused at length on the Sailing Anarchy forum.. have a search about on there. Its being unofficialy tagged as the the 29er-X I think. Seems to be quite popular in the US... Edited by Isis

Guests Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Quote Reply Posted: 30 Sep 07 at 10:51pm
	i would also think you would need to move the wire back abit in the boat for easier tacks and gybes and also a longer spinny halyard so you could hoist the kite further back in the boat in the wavey stuff wouldnt hurt upwind would be fine as its a lightweights boat, though i guess you could struggle if your a lightweight yourself Edited by sailorboi

k_kirk Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 09 May 06 Location: Japan Online Status: Offline Posts: 172	Post Options Post Reply Quote k_kirk Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Oct 07 at 6:43am
	The design is sound and the folk at SA have some great ideas on how you can mod the kit without making new holes so you can go back to class legal racing. The normal location of kicker & cunningham is optimized for crew. Working with them can get to be a challenge when its blowing hard and you need to be on the wire. Try it. Good fun.
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