Singlehander for 14 year old
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Topic: Singlehander for 14 year old
Posted By: Gray Daze
Subject: Singlehander for 14 year old
Date Posted: 26 Oct 06 at 8:49pm
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Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 26 Oct 06 at 8:56pm
| Topper has got to be high on the list. Cheap, plenty of racing, plenty of coaching, right weight. |
Posted By: Harry44981!
Date Posted: 26 Oct 06 at 10:22pm
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Easy- Topper. Too light for anything bigger in competitive terms. To be honest you could do with putting on a stone and a half to be the optimum weight for a topper- but I was lyour weight when I was 14, and I got to 9.5 stone when I was 15. You can get a brand new boat for £2000! I'd advise you to spend less than that on a decnt 2nd hand boat with all the racing kit, for £1600 you can get a 3 year old boat that is fully kitted out. What club are you at? ------------- |
Posted By: Adam.s
Date Posted: 26 Oct 06 at 10:31pm
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I would agree go for a topper then in about two years get a radial ------------- |
Posted By: Gray Daze
Date Posted: 26 Oct 06 at 10:43pm
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Posted By: Prince Buster
Date Posted: 26 Oct 06 at 11:17pm
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To be honest you've really got to look at what is being sailed at your
club. You've got quite a few options open to you. Yes a
topper would be fine but ive never really liked them and always looked
at them as ironing boards on water but thats just my personal
opinion. You'd be okay for racing in a laser 4.7 too, and also a
byte CII - they look fantastic boats and might have a good future ahead
of them. Alternatively you could just be a bit of a lightweight
radial sailor. I sailed a radial for ages at 8 stone but it does
mean you have to do a hell of a lot of work for relatively little speed.
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Posted By: Harry44981!
Date Posted: 27 Oct 06 at 9:28am
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You could manage in a radial- however because you're at West Kirby you're likely to get a lot of breeze . If i were you I'd prefer a boat I could take on the tide there in aforce 5 plus, than one I'd struggle with in medium winds on the marine lake. If you are planning on doing the open meeting circuit then the topper one is one of the best in the country in the North West, I did it for three years and learn loads and had a lot of fun too. If it's just for club racing: what singlehanders are there at WKSC that race? ------------- |
Posted By: Dan_121812
Date Posted: 27 Oct 06 at 11:11am
| if the lighter person isnot lukin for racin...the nu open bic... the club im at got given 6 to try for a weekend...im 10 stone and nt far off 6 foot n i stil ad fun in it...haha...gd times. they are over priced tho! |
Posted By: Gray Daze
Date Posted: 27 Oct 06 at 12:13pm
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Posted By: tack'ho
Date Posted: 27 Oct 06 at 12:55pm
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If your just after a club racing boat and your 2 man is your main focus i'd say the Byte CII. Much nicer to sail than either the topper of Lasr 4.7. There should be a new supplier v. soon and you can pick up a good second hand hull and put on a brand new CII rig and have change from 2K. FOr any questions PM me. ------------- I might be sailing it, but it's still sh**e! |
Posted By: sailorguy
Date Posted: 27 Oct 06 at 4:56pm
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laser4.7 is better than Byte CII for class racing. if you don't mind racing handicap all year, then the Byte is fine
------------- RS 500 (twin wire) Laser 157607 Laser 85446 Pico 2136 |
Posted By: tgruitt
Date Posted: 27 Oct 06 at 5:00pm
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lasers are horrible to sail! I have never sailed a Byte but im guessing it cant be worse than a laser. They look cool too.
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Posted By: Gray Daze
Date Posted: 28 Oct 06 at 3:04pm
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Posted By: Jack Sparrow
Date Posted: 28 Oct 06 at 3:49pm
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I posted this on another thread along the same lines as this one. ( just ignor the ttext about your daughter etc.) In terms of how long to sail a RS300... depends on you. How much you sail and how good you get and how much you grow. But for now... The boat you need to look at is a SPLASH. A fantastic combination of hull, sails and mast. Huge in Europe ( 200 odd at events ) and 60 odd at the UK Nationals. Your daughter will be able to feel what she is doing, de-power when she needs to and when she capsizes she'll be able to get back in it. And she won't out grow it off it for a very long time. You can upgrade the boat with a bigger sail and longer boom - Then it is called a FLASH and sail competitively over 18. http://splashdinghy.org.uk/ - http://splashdinghy.org.uk/  Basically the SPLASH is like a Europe without the hassle of a ultra low boom. And your son will love it in a breeze, in-fact you'll need two because he'll love it in all conditions so much. This boat was designed for people who have outgrow the Oppie and are not big enough for Lasers e.t.c So in short your two children. My wife has one, she is 7 stone and 5". We bought it for her to get back into sailing and then to hand down to our son who is 9 and currently 3.5 stone who sails a Oppie. He sails it when it is light. We paid £1200 for ours, and it was in very good condition. They are FANTASTIC! And I would say that about many boats. here are a couple pics from the worlds...    SPLASH sailor, I guess about the same size as your daughter?...  and on the Blackwater... 
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Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 28 Oct 06 at 4:13pm
 I love your concern for the environment, Jack Sparrow. That's pushing the concept of recycling to its limits!  ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC 
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Posted By: Jack Sparrow
Date Posted: 28 Oct 06 at 4:34pm
?????????  i don't understand.------------- http://www.uk3-7class.org/index.html" rel="nofollow - Farr 3.7 Class Website https://www.facebook.com/groups/1092602470772759/" rel="nofollow - Farr 3.7 Building - Facebook Group |
Posted By: tack'ho
Date Posted: 28 Oct 06 at 11:13pm
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Yes if you like 1950s rig tech go for the splash.....and while we're doing piccys
bermuda worlds next year Bangkok ------------- I might be sailing it, but it's still sh**e! |
Posted By: laser47
Date Posted: 28 Oct 06 at 11:29pm
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Laser 4.7 for fleet racing
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Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 28 Oct 06 at 11:35pm
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See "Single hander adivice" thread. ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: tgruitt
Date Posted: 29 Oct 06 at 12:29am
looks thrilling ------------- Needs to sail more... |
Posted By: Prince Buster
Date Posted: 29 Oct 06 at 10:27am
29er rip off lol!  The Splashes and Flashes are very big on the East Coast, particularly in Norfolk. It all depends on what they sail where you sail really. Alternatively buy Jack Sparrows MX-RAY for big kicks! ------------- international moth - "what what?" |
Posted By: laser47
Date Posted: 29 Oct 06 at 6:03pm
Yeah it was the only one i could find on my photobucket account ------------- |
Posted By: craig-m
Date Posted: 29 Oct 06 at 10:25pm
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4.7's often get 50ish boats at open meetings
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Posted By: Strawberry
Date Posted: 30 Oct 06 at 9:39am
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Posted By: tgruitt
Date Posted: 30 Oct 06 at 11:43am
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waaaaaaaay to young 4 u strawb
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Posted By: BBSCFaithfull
Date Posted: 30 Oct 06 at 12:39pm
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Uh humm jail bait strawb!
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Posted By: sailorguy
Date Posted: 31 Oct 06 at 8:23am
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4.7 for fleet racing, and the option of getting a bigger rig for light winds/heavywieghts ------------- RS 500 (twin wire) Laser 157607 Laser 85446 Pico 2136 |
Posted By: tack'ho
Date Posted: 31 Oct 06 at 12:33pm
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As we've established there isn't a fleet of 4.7s at West Kirby I'm guessing getting a 4.7 for fleet racing is probably not a goer. Get a sail in all your potentials and decide which one you will enjoy sailing as it's gonna be handicap you need to enjoy the boat. ------------- I might be sailing it, but it's still sh**e! |
Posted By: Harry44981!
Date Posted: 31 Oct 06 at 3:02pm
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If you're wanting a 4.7 for fleet racing, why not get a Topper- much better and bigger fleet.
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Posted By: Pesmo
Date Posted: 21 Nov 06 at 7:50pm
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If you just want a easy tough boat then you can sail a Pico at 8 stone. Cheap plenty about, simple and few parts to go wrong and very easy to sell. To be honest you are going to be an awful lot heavier for an RS300 even for the A rig. I have had one for years and would suggest 11 stone for the smaller A rig one as a minimum and 13 for the B. If in doubt try one before buying and you will see what I mean
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Posted By: BBSCFaithfull
Date Posted: 21 Nov 06 at 10:21pm
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Red eye solution?
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