fast exciting singlehander...
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Topic: fast exciting singlehander...
Posted By: Prince Buster
Subject: fast exciting singlehander...
Date Posted: 19 Apr 07 at 9:12pm
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Okay........ Need for a fast singlehander that's not too tricky and below £2000 Thanks ------------- international moth - "what what?" |
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Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 19 Apr 07 at 9:17pm
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Define fast, define too tricky, and state water to sail on.
After all those of us who sail ICs don't find them too tricky, and the folk who sail Moths don't find them too tricky either, but other folks may not agree! |
Posted By: landlocked
Date Posted: 19 Apr 07 at 9:20pm
how about a foiling AIC? but it fails on all of your requirements
------------- Cherub 2535 "Eggbert the Nasty" Soon to be for sale PM for Details Cherub 2657 "Slippery When Wet" Don't sail fly Cherub |
Posted By: Prince Buster
Date Posted: 19 Apr 07 at 9:33pm
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yeah not really the sort of thing I was looking for. Fast - PY sub 1000 or just plain "feels fast". Not too tricky - a laser sailor can jump into one and after a bit of practise nail it. So not really moth or IC territory. Water - Open, choppy, tidal. ------------- international moth - "what what?" |
Posted By: 49erGBR735HSC
Date Posted: 19 Apr 07 at 9:43pm
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Easy, Contender, ticks all the boxes. ------------- Dennis Watson 49er GBR735 http://www.helensburghsailingclub.co.uk/ - Helensburgh S.C http://www.noblemarine.co.uk/home.php3?affid=560 - Boat Insurance from Noble Marine |
Posted By: Rob.e
Date Posted: 19 Apr 07 at 9:49pm
The 300 is faster than the contender in many conditions, but the old style IC isn't as hard as you might think, and a wooden on could be cheap. I would consider one for a bit of fun! I would give one a go: I think they are ok for lighter people, and they look a lot of fun, and an IC on your sailing CV looks good ( although a contender isn't bad either!!)------------- |
Posted By: Rob.e
Date Posted: 19 Apr 07 at 9:51pm
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BTW there was a guy with an IC at one of my clubs, and he coped much better with that than his 700, so they aren't that hard! ------------- |
Posted By: Prince Buster
Date Posted: 19 Apr 07 at 10:00pm
By the way weight isn't really an issue - the boat's not for me
------------- international moth - "what what?" |
Posted By: Prince Buster
Date Posted: 19 Apr 07 at 10:02pm
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Contender sounds like a good option. 300 is great and that's what I though at first but they're too expensive and there are none second hand anyway. What about the Blaze? Could be a possiblity ------------- international moth - "what what?" |
Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 19 Apr 07 at 10:14pm
I paid under a grand for a pretty reasonable carbon hull wood deck IC: the only real downside being a tin mast. I really don't find them as difficult as advertised until it gets into F5, then, well, they are. People at my club who've jumped in mine have been able to sail about reasonably. And it is certainly one of the boats that you must have sailed in your lifetime. |
Posted By: Contender 541
Date Posted: 19 Apr 07 at 10:25pm
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Contender ticks the boxes. Pick up something to learn in for about £1k. Jump into from a laser, a lot of people have done just that. Feels fast, bet your life ------------- When you find a big kettle of crazy it's probably best not to stir it - Pointy Haired Boss Crew on 505 8780 |
Posted By: iwsmithuk
Date Posted: 20 Apr 07 at 9:55am
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Vortex. Non asymmetric PY 960, with asymmetric PY 930. Several on website around 2K. I started sailing one straight from a laser, tricky enough to be interesting but enjoyable from day 1. Upwind legs a delight after hiking a laser, downwind with the Assy a complete blast. Have a trial sail, plenty of contacts on the website. http://sailvortex.org - http://sailvortex.org ------------- |
Posted By: Hector
Date Posted: 20 Apr 07 at 1:53pm
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Laser-Vortex-Asymmetric-Sailing-Dinghy -Sail-No- 1200_W0QQitemZ230117726450QQihZ013QQcategoryZ98955QQssPageNa meZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem" target=_new>http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Laser-Vortex-Asymmetric-Sailing-Dinghy -Sail-No- 1200_W0QQitemZ230117726450QQihZ013QQcategoryZ98955QQssPageNa meZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Currently 1p over your budget! Not my boat BTW |