65kg, 5'10. Hates lasers...
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Topic: 65kg, 5'10. Hates lasers...
Posted By: radial179102
Subject: 65kg, 5'10. Hates lasers...
Date Posted: 27 Oct 06 at 5:55pm
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Yeah, I don't like my radial. I need a new singlehander (I have posted elsewhere on the forum asking about Europes) I don't mind low booms, I'm still fairly bendy at 16 years old! I don't want to trapeze, and I want something light that I can handle in strong winds. Not so keen on the Byte CII either!!  Any other ideas? ------------- 
Villan is my Bitch ;) |
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Posted By: Quagers
Date Posted: 27 Oct 06 at 6:24pm
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I am in almost exacly the same situation, am bored with my radial but im looking at moving into cats, probably a hobie 18 as they are popular round here. are you looking for an established racing circuit as well? |
Posted By: Prince Buster
Date Posted: 27 Oct 06 at 6:43pm
Get an MX-RAY!!!!!
------------- international moth - "what what?" |
Posted By: Quagers
Date Posted: 27 Oct 06 at 6:54pm
yea, im sure thats a boat you rarely have to trapeze in
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Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 27 Oct 06 at 6:55pm
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Few more parameters needed...
fast/medium/slow? sea/reservoir/puddle? fast roll tacking close quarters tactics/straight line speed slower tacking stratgy type tactics? large fleet/small fleet? |
Posted By: Prince Buster
Date Posted: 27 Oct 06 at 7:23pm
do you even know what one is?!?! it doesn't have a trapeze!! ------------- international moth - "what what?" |
Posted By: Scooby_simon
Date Posted: 27 Oct 06 at 7:59pm
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Sprint 15 (dart 15) if you don't want to wire.
F16 if you do and might want a crew now and then. Shadow if you only ever want to sail on your own ------------- Wanna learn to Ski - PM me.. |
Posted By: Quagers
Date Posted: 27 Oct 06 at 8:37pm
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opps sorry mislead by a photo and didnt look closely enough
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Posted By: Prince Buster
Date Posted: 27 Oct 06 at 8:41pm
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an easy mistake to make - they do look pretty awesome boats!! ------------- international moth - "what what?" |
Posted By: les5269
Date Posted: 27 Oct 06 at 8:44pm
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What about the supernova? ------------- 49er 531 & 5000 5025 and a mirror(now gone to mirror heaven)! http://www.grafham.org/" rel="nofollow - Grafham water Sailing Club The greatest inland sailing in the country |
Posted By: Prince Buster
Date Posted: 27 Oct 06 at 8:50pm
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or a Redeye Solution? ------------- international moth - "what what?" |
Posted By: Isis
Date Posted: 27 Oct 06 at 11:00pm
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at 65kg surely its still got to be the europe...
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Posted By: tack'ho
Date Posted: 30 Oct 06 at 9:45am
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Byte Disregard Read the first page Tack....basics ------------- I might be sailing it, but it's still sh**e! |
Posted By: Strawberry
Date Posted: 30 Oct 06 at 9:48am
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Moth ------------- Cherub 2649 "Dangerous Strawberry |
Posted By: foaminatthedeck
Date Posted: 30 Oct 06 at 11:04am
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moth ------------- Lark 2170 |
Posted By: BBSCFaithfull
Date Posted: 30 Oct 06 at 12:41pm
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The red eye solution looks good!
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Posted By: sailorguy
Date Posted: 31 Oct 06 at 8:20am
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moth ------------- RS 500 (twin wire) Laser 157607 Laser 85446 Pico 2136 |
Posted By: tack'ho
Date Posted: 31 Oct 06 at 12:39pm
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I like the look of the solution, however there's no circuit at the moment and I reckon you may be a little on the light side, got much growing left to do? ------------- I might be sailing it, but it's still sh**e! |
Posted By: mike ellis
Date Posted: 01 Nov 06 at 4:37pm
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moth although bytes are good boats. one sailed at our club a while ago and looked fun. ------------- 600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it. Also International 14, 1318 |
Posted By: MRJP BUZZ 585
Date Posted: 01 Nov 06 at 5:39pm
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Yep def a Moth
------------- Josh Preater http://www.bu22.co.uk">  BUZZING IS FUN
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Posted By: Prince Buster
Date Posted: 01 Nov 06 at 6:22pm
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have all you guys suggesting moths ever even sailed one?? (i know you have strawb). They're seriously difficult boats to sail and take a lot of practise and the rewards won't feel the rewards for a long long time. I think before buying a boat like this you need to seriously ask yourself how good a sailor you are? would you have the dedication and patience to stick with a moth? would you mind for the first few months to be sailing 30% of the time and swimming 70? They're also pretty hard to sell if you don't get on with it. And also there is limited class racing for them so if you want high quality close racing week in week out it is not the boat for you. I'm by no means saying that you shouldn't get a moth if you feel you are ready for it but just that you really need to think hard about it before going ahead....... ------------- international moth - "what what?" |
Posted By: stuarthop
Date Posted: 01 Nov 06 at 6:36pm
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well said pb ------------- |
Posted By: mike ellis
Date Posted: 01 Nov 06 at 10:39pm
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nope i havent sailed a moth PB but they look fun. ------------- 600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it. Also International 14, 1318 |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 02 Nov 06 at 9:20am
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I think PB's right. Although I think 49ers look fun, I wouldn't dream of sailing one! It's always a good idea to have a look what's sailed in your club, visit other local clubs and even consider switching if their fleet suit your need better. As for an alternative to a Laser, a Supernova looks like a decent boat. Maybe not the WOW factor, but fast, with a good PY number, well-balanced and probably more rewarding than a Laser. As for racing and competition, it all depends what's in your club. Then again, weight and height are not everything. Find a boat you love and you'll be on the water often enough to to be competitive. (yep, me in my Contender - wishful thinking on my part ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC 
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)Posted By: foaminatthedeck
Date Posted: 02 Nov 06 at 10:09am
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I have sailed moths if only briefly, there are lots of difererent types of moth the Magnum 5 etc look quite wide and are obviously a very different animal to a modern foiler. Personaly i wished that i had stoped sailing laser earlyer and moved on to a moth type boat but then i don't mind persivering. ------------- Lark 2170 |
Posted By: Rob.e
Date Posted: 02 Nov 06 at 5:32pm
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Try a 300 with the small rig! Just like a moth was before it became too much for ordinary mortals: the class is having a resurgence now, so they sell well if you don't get on with it, but to my mind it is the best non-trapezing s/hander ever! Find something with a quicker handicap in that class if you don't believe me.... There's a nipper at my club just bought a Magnum 8, but he spends 1/2 hr upside-down for every 5 mins of sailing, and I'm sorry, that's just not fun!! Before that, one of the best young sailors at my other club got one and lasted a month or so. The Moth is inspiring, but to my mind it's too hard ------------- |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 18 Nov 06 at 8:55pm
| if you can find a A rig rs300 id go with that. |
Posted By: les5269
Date Posted: 18 Nov 06 at 11:11pm
I thought you were going to have a play in mine when you came to visit bns
------------- 49er 531 & 5000 5025 and a mirror(now gone to mirror heaven)! http://www.grafham.org/" rel="nofollow - Grafham water Sailing Club The greatest inland sailing in the country |
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 19 Nov 06 at 5:04pm
Oh, I will play with yours... How can I refuse such an offer?   ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: les5269
Date Posted: 19 Nov 06 at 5:15pm
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Aww made my day !!!!
------------- 49er 531 & 5000 5025 and a mirror(now gone to mirror heaven)! http://www.grafham.org/" rel="nofollow - Grafham water Sailing Club The greatest inland sailing in the country |
Posted By: radial179102
Date Posted: 22 Nov 06 at 6:58pm
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Um, well, in answer to all your questions... I sail on an Estuary which can be really wide and wavy, or really narrow and flat. we get strong (5knts) of tide, but sometimes flat water. and we get anywhere between 3 and 50+ boats out sailing... -------------
Villan is my Bitch ;) |
Posted By: southcoast
Date Posted: 23 Nov 06 at 11:15pm
| gotta say a 300 here theres a load of people going into this class now and i can understand why; cheap, fast, no trapese, nothing else really compares in my opinion if thats what your looking for. plus the handicap is pretty awesome! |
Posted By: radial179102
Date Posted: 29 Dec 06 at 5:25pm
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Well I have my Europe now and I love it!! See you all at the random handicap events!!
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Villan is my Bitch ;) |
Posted By: Smight at BBSC
Date Posted: 04 Feb 07 at 7:27pm
Well althought it's too late i agree wit everyone on the rs 300 i think i'm going to get 1 at the end of the summer  ------------- RS600 988 |