Contender?

   I'll eat the pies ... but I'm not a beer person to be honest.

ratrace - Why not? Gonna let me singlehand the spice?

and yeh, Probably would get overpowered quickly, but its never really that windy where I sail, due to the massive amount of trees around the lake.

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Villan Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 26 Nov 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1768	Post Options Post Reply Quote Villan Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Contender? Posted: 03 Sep 07 at 7:37pm
	I'll eat the pies ... but I'm not a beer person to be honest. ratrace - Why not? Gonna let me singlehand the spice? and yeh, Probably would get overpowered quickly, but its never really that windy where I sail, due to the massive amount of trees around the lake.
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ratface Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 07 Apr 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 686	Post Options Post Reply Quote ratface Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 04 Sep 07 at 12:56pm
	James you know how difficult it is to trapeze on bury lake so stick with the vareo for now, learn to drive, pass driving test, then get a contender that way we can go datchet/grafham at weekends for a real blast
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Matt Jackson Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 21 Sep 04 Location: Darlington Online Status: Offline Posts: 962	Post Options Post Reply Quote Matt Jackson Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 04 Sep 07 at 1:04pm
	Sorry, guys I disagree. On a smallish lake you are MUCH better off being on the light side than the other end of the scale (like me), If you sailed on the sea then maybe it would be different. Yes you will be overpowered early upwind but that's what the kicker is for (crank it on so tight it clips the the tiller)! Offwind you'll fly and should be quicker tacking than us lardies. Also the boat is much more comfortable when you're on the wire getting out there early is a good thing. Give it a season to get the boat handling down and if you don't like it, sell it - you won't get lumbered with a Contender if you but a tidy one over about GBR550.
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ifoxwell Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 05 Jan 06 Location: Hoo Online Status: Offline Posts: 669	Post Options Post Reply Quote ifoxwell Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 04 Sep 07 at 3:06pm
	As someone who always finds himself below the recommended weight for the boats he wants to sail I don’t entirely agree. Yes all other things being equal being small is an advantage… if you have the skill to keep the boat upright… but being too big for a boat makes it much easier when learning or for when you either, not that good, or you don’t get to spend the time on water to be that good. For example Its much easier to sail an overpowered boat when you can briefly pause on the side after a each tack should you need to rather than have to get immediately out on the wire regardless. I’m not suggesting that its better to be big rather that there advantages to both. Ian