ideas for an experienced learner
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Topic: ideas for an experienced learner
Posted By: roco5000
Subject: ideas for an experienced learner
Date Posted: 28 Aug 07 at 8:58pm
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basically wanting to spend money before I even have it XD But 1st like to say "heylooo" yeah basicall i want to buy a yacht for my dad and myself for say £3000 (i know aint a lot but the autotrader equivalant is showing up quite a few). Now we arent inexperience I think ive gone out like 8times alone this summer with my dads uncle (as well as all the past eyars), been on sailing trips with him since god knows when, done a sailing course for a two man thing with my brother and competantly sailed a Laser in the south of france on a school trip. And wanting to join the sailing club at uni. The only thing I suck at is ropes =[ So yeah suggestions would be good!
And for those nosey sods uncles yacht is a Southerly 28. |
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Posted By: Merlinboy
Date Posted: 29 Aug 07 at 9:03am
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Do you mean a Yacht or a dinghy??? Not a huge number of yacht or big boat sailors on here and i doubt you could get much yacht for £3k. If you are after a dinghy, do you want to sail it with your Dad?or take turns etc? Also are you looking to race or just have fun? ------------- |
Posted By: English Dave
Date Posted: 29 Aug 07 at 9:55am
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Go for a Laser3000. Forgiving and easy to sail with the assymetric but lively enough with the trapeze to give you both a laugh. If you could fly a symmetric spinnaker then I would say Fireball for similar reasons. Everything that Merlinboy asks is also appropriate. Give us some more info and you'll get some good suggestions. (Also drop the SMS-speak if you don't want to get ridiculed on this forum. Even Smight can now write proper-like ------------- English Dave http://www.ballyholme.com - Ballyholme Yacht Club (You'd think I'd be better at it by now) Hurricane 5.9 SX RS700 |
)Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 29 Aug 07 at 10:09am
Nice one, English Dave ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC 
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. I think we're providing an invaluable service to the younger generations in this forum. Carshalton told me one day that his English improved faster here than after all his years at school. Those skills will come handy when writing CVs, filling application forms or in any other situation when yoofspeek is still perceived as a deplorable fad. 
Posted By: Black no sugar
Date Posted: 29 Aug 07 at 10:16am
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And just to help roco5000: Help might be available from your local sailing club, assuming you'd like to buy a dinghy. Not only you'd see what classes they sail there, but their training person / instructor might be able to assess your ability and help you narrow your choices. Finally, welcome on board! ------------- http://www.lancingsc.org.uk/index.html - Lancing SC
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Posted By: roco5000
Date Posted: 29 Aug 07 at 2:51pm
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cheers for the help so far, and sorry about the text speak. It would be more of a yacht rather than a dinghy, and I know £3000 would be like a car- you get what you pay for. It would be more to have fun, and "ooh that weathers good today, I want to go sailing" eg a sunshine sailor! These are totally picked at random since I know nothing about hulls and shiz, but these are along the ideas that I was thinking about getting, http://www.boatshop24.co.uk/TUVSQ1VSWX5XTVNTMDQ%253D%3D-VIKING_ATLANTA.html - http://www.boatshop24.co.uk/TUVSQ1VSWX5XTVNTMDQ%253D%3D-VIKI NG_ATLANTA.html http://www.boatshop24.co.uk/NzY0OTYwMn5IQVJUMDE%253D%3D-Leisure_17.html#top - http://www.boatshop24.co.uk/NzY0OTYwMn5IQVJUMDE%253D%3D-Leis ure_17.html#top Dont mean this to sound rude, but if you cant really help me I would proballu move on. Not planning to buy for a couple of seasons yet by which time I'll hopefully know a few things about sailing and yachting. |
Posted By: English Dave
Date Posted: 29 Aug 07 at 3:00pm
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Sorry, Roco, can't really help you on this. Although this forum covers pretty much anything with a mast, it is dominated by high-performance dinghy and cat sailors. With £3000 to play with you are really taking pot-luck with what you get. Keep checking the small ads. Whatever you get at that price will probably need a deal of tlc to keep her going. Good luck. ------------- English Dave http://www.ballyholme.com - Ballyholme Yacht Club (You'd think I'd be better at it by now) Hurricane 5.9 SX RS700 |
Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 29 Aug 07 at 3:36pm
Yep, with lead mines (ie anything with a keel) you need to keep a big eye on running costs. Anything you can't take home every day on a trailer can get very expensive even if it doesn't need to be fixed. One definition of a boat is "a hole in the water into which money is poured". Initial cost price really is the least of yuour worries. If you want to cruise round you might be better off with something like a Wayfarer which is much easier to manage and likely to be newer/better maintained for that sort of money, but can be taken home every time. |
Posted By: Merlinboy
Date Posted: 29 Aug 07 at 6:17pm
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Out of the 2 above Roco go for the leisure 17, also look out for boats like first 18's, etap 20's etc. These are known generally as trailor sailors, you can leave them on the water or take them out ALMOST as easily as a dinghy ( well no where near as easy but easier then a fixed keel big boat) ------------- |