What single-hander to supplement my Wayfarer?

Originally posted by alstorer If you're not after a club, G.R.F. might actually be speaking sense for once...

Strange - exactly the words that went through my head - windsurfing is a very simple, fairly cheap way of getting out on the water for a quick blast about if time is short.

As for whether a Blaze is high enough performance, or whether a 700 is needed for the speed fix, it is easy enough to buy a cheapish 2nd hand Blaze, and if you get bored, sell it and buy something faster. The skills you learn are transferable.

Nah, it's like a stopped clock, eventually it's right :P

Originally posted by alstorer Nah, it's like a stopped clock, eventually it's right :P

RS 600 is indeed a bit of madness, but it's the right sort of madness.
Has to be tried before you get old.
But if you've got the spare cash, a 700 or MPS is possibly a better option, being more fun in sensible weather and possibly easier to get started with.

Originally posted by G.R.F. Originally posted by RS400atC Has to be tried before you get old. Why?  It's a total con and anyone falling for it is a marketing victim, like RS700's MPS's RS100's speaking as one of life's typical marketing victims and protagonists. Why is it necessary to try and do something that is next to impossible unless you devote 100% of your waking hours practising and even then grasp a fraction of the sailing wind range available to you, even less if you work for a living...

I've only sailed a 600 once, and it was January, with ice on the water. Falling in wasn't an option, so I took it carefully, and was out trapezeing for 20 minutes or so without swimming. OK, if you push it harder, you'll get wet, but if that is what you like, why not? Never sailed the kited boats, but on a lake and choosing your weather till you get practiced, I can't see the problem. Shore dump must be another matter entirely, meaning you can't actually get to the point of sailing the boat.