Single hander for the older man

Originally posted by Davidbs Thanks too to Jack Sparrow. The Foxers are great when there is fleet racing, such as on the Hamble, but I'll be sailing from Lyme Regis and need to join the handicap fleet. I need a balance between fast and stable - there must be an affordable dinghy that meets those criteria? Incidentally, the K1 that someone suggested looks perfect but about 5x my budget. David

A decent Streaker isn't cheap, as the class has had trouble building in wood down to weight until recently, so do make sure what you are buying isn't overly heavy.

Otherwise, they are nice little boats, though they have a fairly small sail. Easily driven hull kind of makes up for that, though.

Thanks for the warnings on Streaker weights.

I had a Minisprint (6869, I think) in the late 80s, then an 8000 number in the early 2000s. Then 5 years ago I  bought 3446, a wooden one, which I still have. Also owned several others over the last few years, but all sold on to others.

Most of the current fleet of Minisails (we got 12 to the Nationals this year) are owned by "older gentlemen". Maybe you should take another look, but capsizing is quite common... no more than a Streaker or Solo, mind.

Lots of Minisail stuff here, but it would have been interesting to be involved with the class when it was young.

http://minisail.org.uk/

and more here:

http://minisailnews.blogspot.co.uk/

Though I should update that last one more.

My Minisail is now away for the winter, but the Lightning will be out all weather.