high perforance singlehander for midgets?
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Topic: high perforance singlehander for midgets?
Posted By: Robochimp
Subject: high perforance singlehander for midgets?
Date Posted: 23 Feb 06 at 9:04am
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whats a good singlehander for uberlightweights?? im 8 stone and 5'4"
needs to be very quick or unstable as i get bored. prefer to kitesurf
but im nowhere near the sea anymore so wanna get back into sailin. class full of pissheads would be a bonus. and dont say cherub, they arent a singlehander  |
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Posted By: Guest
Date Posted: 23 Feb 06 at 9:08am
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Foiling Moth ... ------------- |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 23 Feb 06 at 9:13am
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And...hmmm...no, Rick is right, the Moth is about it, really, seeing as the MXRay has no class to be pissheads with! All the other fast classes need some weight behind them - you'd even get people telling you you are too light for a Topper on this forum! ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: gordon
Date Posted: 23 Feb 06 at 9:13am
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All modern boats are designed for midgets...but then I'm 1m94 and 125/130 kilos
Gordon ------------- Gordon |
Posted By: Pierre
Date Posted: 23 Feb 06 at 9:20am
There's an Osprey with your name on it somewhere Gordon  .But, in response to the original question, a Moth would give you endless hours of amusement. |
Posted By: Robochimp
Date Posted: 23 Feb 06 at 9:31am
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hmmmm mx-ray, i can vaguely remember them wasnt the rig a bit pony??
could always make a new i suppose, as there is no class to get peeved
with presumably theres no class to get upset about me f**king up their
boat? |
Posted By: tgruitt
Date Posted: 23 Feb 06 at 10:41am
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yeah go for a moth. Or what about a hoot, dunno when they will be over here. Also possibly an OK, or a Pico, or Topaz with a trapeze? ha ha ha
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Posted By: Tornado_ALIVE
Date Posted: 23 Feb 06 at 10:43am
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A Class....
Or you could try an F-16...... Race one up with main and kite, or put on a jib and second set of trap wires and race 2 up on the same yardstick...... Also very close on yardstick to A's and F-18s.
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BIG fleet racing too.
Posted By: Shingle
Date Posted: 23 Feb 06 at 11:07am
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I hope he's going to sail on a big lake! ------------- Drink Feck girls! |
Posted By: 5420
Date Posted: 23 Feb 06 at 11:12am
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i think i know the awnser to why there are not meany fast boats for small people
to go fast you need lots of power and to do that you need lots a waight to keep it going the same way as you are may be we need a boat where there is balest on top of the dect and we can move it around wit a rope sistem or with your hands a bit like a IC seat ------------- |
Posted By: Chris 249
Date Posted: 23 Feb 06 at 11:57am
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I think Hannah Clark was 54kg and about 5'4" when she was second in the Int. Canoe worlds. The seat evens things out a lot. |
Posted By: Isis
Date Posted: 23 Feb 06 at 12:25pm
Oh God! Dont let Doug Lord hear you! ------------- |
Posted By: Isis
Date Posted: 23 Feb 06 at 12:29pm
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back on topic though: You need a moth in your life without a doubt Ideal for lightweights and plently of kicks available, even before you start looking at foils ------------- |
Posted By: ColH
Date Posted: 23 Feb 06 at 6:57pm
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Anyone suggested the Moth yet..........?
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Posted By: Isis
Date Posted: 24 Feb 06 at 9:24am
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dunno... if they havnt though: let me be the first.... get a moth, mkay? ------------- |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 24 Feb 06 at 11:00am
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How about the 6' skiff that people keep on talking about developing? I think you'd need to be about 50 kg to stop it sinking when in displacement mode... ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: Tornado_ALIVE
Date Posted: 24 Feb 06 at 12:11pm
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6 skiff was sailed by 3 men
10 footers - crewed by 4 men
Classic 12 footer sailed by 5 men
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Posted By: timnoyce
Date Posted: 24 Feb 06 at 12:42pm
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I don't know about anyone else but my 6 foot skiff is going to have enough rag to never sail in displacement mode in normal conditions. If there is no wind then I'll be in the bar! ------------- http://www.facebook.com/bearfootdesign - BEARFOOT DESIGN Cherub 2648 - Comfortably Numb |
Posted By: Scooby_simon
Date Posted: 24 Feb 06 at 2:14pm
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for everyone watching A cat is the answer. A class, or F16, Shadow for Inter 17. Or even a Sprint 15 (Ex Dart 15) if you want to travel a little slower... ------------- Wanna learn to Ski - PM me.. |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 24 Feb 06 at 3:18pm
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What fantastic pics of the 6' skiff! I'm not sure that is exactly what others had in mind for a modern one, though...I would expect rather less hull volume and slightly more controllable sail shape. Bowsprit looks about right, though! ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 24 Feb 06 at 4:45pm
| As you can see the Hysterical Skiffs aren't remotely planing boats, dragging a hole through the water that a cruiser would be embarassed by. They probably exceed "hull speed", but only through sheer brute force. Glorious boats though! |
Posted By: Isis
Date Posted: 24 Feb 06 at 5:00pm
Only time will tell, eh? ------------- |
Posted By: mike ellis
Date Posted: 25 Feb 06 at 2:10pm
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the 6ft skiff was goin to be a modified tera see "tera" thread but on topic: a moth is the only way, shame im too heavy for one ------------- 600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it. Also International 14, 1318 |
Posted By: Isis
Date Posted: 25 Feb 06 at 2:43pm
was it? ------------- |
Posted By: Strawberry
Date Posted: 25 Feb 06 at 3:36pm
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Shame the Tera is 9 1/2 foot!!!
------------- Cherub 2649 "Dangerous Strawberry |
Posted By: phantom_iv
Date Posted: 25 Feb 06 at 3:38pm
nothing a hacksaw won't fix... |
Posted By: morph
Date Posted: 25 Feb 06 at 6:39pm
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Why not look at the new REDEYE solution that looks like it might do the trick ,Its at the show . It can also be viewed on redeye web site looks good ------------- KC |
Posted By: mike ellis
Date Posted: 26 Feb 06 at 6:52pm
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and the redeye website is...? ------------- 600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it. Also International 14, 1318 |
Posted By: Isis
Date Posted: 26 Feb 06 at 6:57pm
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http://www.redeyesails.co.uk/
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Posted By: laser47
Date Posted: 26 Feb 06 at 7:21pm
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is it just me or is that website produced in microsoft word ------------- |
Posted By: Isis
Date Posted: 26 Feb 06 at 7:38pm
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If it gets the information you need across...
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Posted By: mike ellis
Date Posted: 27 Feb 06 at 5:33pm
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the redeye looks like a hiker though so it cant be that skiffy. ------------- 600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it. Also International 14, 1318 |
Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 27 Feb 06 at 5:52pm
That Redeye thing looks kinda familar to me... Can't find a legal photo of the boat I want, a boat called Mammoth, designed by a young Kiwi called Bruce Farr in 1966, but this one is similar...
The NZ International Moths of the Farr era were very nice looking boats - while modern Moths are great too its a pity that there isn't anything like the 60s one about. If only the Europe had hived off from the International just 5 years later... |