Double hander for sisters
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Topic: Double hander for sisters
Posted By: SallyS
Subject: Double hander for sisters
Date Posted: 06 May 07 at 7:53pm
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Have just got back from my duty at my sailing club and have got the sailing bug again! I have a laser but not sailed this year. Like it but would really prefer to sail with someone not solo and have finally convinced my sister to join the club. But what boat should we look for? We weigh together probably 22 stone(ish) and would want a fairly cheap (£1000 max) double hander, no spinnaker or trapeze- not really at that stage yet- last year was my first club racing and my sister hasn't ever raced. What should we get??? |
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Posted By: Lukepiewalker
Date Posted: 06 May 07 at 8:03pm
| National 12, Enterprise, GP 14... those would be my suggestions. |
Posted By: Adam.s
Date Posted: 06 May 07 at 8:07pm
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Miracle and just dont use the spinny til you feel ready or a firefly ------------- |
Posted By: Medway Maniac
Date Posted: 06 May 07 at 8:07pm
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Usual questions: Where do you sail? What do others at your club sail? Always helpful if you have others around you with like boats to compare with and get advice from.
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Posted By: SallyS
Date Posted: 06 May 07 at 9:04pm
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Thanks for ideas. I sail on a large reservoir where there is a wide variety of boats. Finding it hard to decide as only really heard of the old favourites- enterprise, gp14 etc. Not really sure about others eg National 12 etc-how fast are they? are they suitable for novice racers, don't want to put her off...or me... |
Posted By: Medway Maniac
Date Posted: 06 May 07 at 9:16pm
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Subject to trying to sail something already sailed locally, I'd second the suggestions of Miracle and Firefly. Nat 12's are nice but might be a bit tippy for you just yet. Thought a bit more weight was desirable in an Ent/GP14? Otherwise, a Graduate would be a good choice, I'd have said: http://www.graduatedinghy.com/ - http://www.graduatedinghy.com/
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Posted By: radixon
Date Posted: 06 May 07 at 10:07pm
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Sally - Congratulations in getting your sister into the sport, its great to have company when sailing, adds to the enjoyment. As for which doublehander, you are limited if you only require a Main and Jib, as another suggestion would be a 420 or a Lark. What boats are sailed at your club, is there a doublehander fleet? ------------- |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 08 May 07 at 11:03pm
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The Tasar brigade are slow on this thread! My wife refuses to crew in anything with a spinnaker, so she has a Firefly, which she both crews for me in and helms herself when she has another crew. She won't let me crew for her because I'm a terrible front seat driver apparantly...and not a good enough crew for her exacting standards, either. We have been sailing the boat together for 15 years, and have a great time. Our 7 year old is now coming on as a light wind crew. Good socials at the nationals, too, and the fleet is roughly a 50/50 male/female split. But having said all that, most of the 2 sailed boats have a good social side, because so many are sailed by mixed teams. ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: david wilkins
Date Posted: 09 May 07 at 1:46pm
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To find out more about National 12s look at http://www.national12.org - www.national12.org - they can be quite tippy but that shouldn't necessarily put you off. There are many of us who cut our teeth in that class. Its a boat that lets you know when you've made a mistake an also when you are sailing well - this can make for much quicker learning and skill development. Perseverence after a few spills is very rewarding!
Cheers
------------- David Wilkins MR3613 |
Posted By: david wilkins
Date Posted: 16 May 07 at 11:36pm
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[/QUOTE] but it could be very dull for whichever poor sister gets stuck at the front end.... [/QUOTE]Rubbish! Take a look at the bottom item of page 88 of "video of the week" topic. There is no way that a crew of a National12 could find it dull when compared to the other classes suggested earlier in this post. Last weekend I sailed with an Endeavour trophy crew more used to crewing Albacores or helming Europes. This was her second occasion in a Twelve and she loved the reward she felt for her contribution - not just to the setting of the sails but to the delicate balance of the boat too. The brief here was for a two person non spinnaker, non trapeze boat - I can think of nothing more interesting than a National 12 for the sister at the front which fits the brief. Many who cew them find them considerably more interesting and rewarding than much faster looking aesymetrics. Cheers ------------- David Wilkins MR3613 |
Posted By: damp_freddie
Date Posted: 30 May 07 at 11:39am
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This isn't a troll by someone at TAUK? there are used tasars which are in good nick and offer great fun for the money while remaining competitive for well under £2k and you may get a really nice one under 1000 if you are in the right time-right place.
In fact I just checked (30 May.07) and there's a choice of very good value boats- see link below which is from the TAUK site. http://www.hayenterprises.nildram.co.uk/tasar/sec_hand.html - http://www.hayenterprises.nildram.co.uk/tasar/sec_hand.html |