Minimum crew weight for a cherub?
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Topic: Minimum crew weight for a cherub?
Posted By: Mister Nick
Subject: Minimum crew weight for a cherub?
Date Posted: 30 Sep 10 at 4:23pm
| What would you guys say the minimum crew weight for a cherub was? A friend is considering purchasing one, and he wants to know. Thank you :) |
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Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 30 Sep 10 at 4:36pm
They're mainly sailed by midgets  .
Seriously, if they're old enough to be spending their own money on a boat, there's unlikely to be a problem with too little weight. But I'd go find the Cherub forum and ask there for a more knowledgable answer. ------------- -_ Al |
Posted By: s.a.l.t.y
Date Posted: 30 Sep 10 at 4:51pm
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Ive sailed the Daemon with a 12 stone guy and im only 10 and we were pretty much bang on weight. So id say go below 20 and you will be overpowered. 18 may be pushing it, but its definitely a lightweights boat. ------------- |
Posted By: timnoyce
Date Posted: 01 Oct 10 at 8:27am
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It all depends on which boat you buy and how it is set up. Competitive crew weights range from around 18 - 24 stone. Which boat is your friend looking at, and how light are they? As Al has suggested, get them to come on over to http://www.uk-cherub.org - www.uk-cherub.org and say hello on the forum! ------------- http://www.facebook.com/bearfootdesign - BEARFOOT DESIGN Cherub 2648 - Comfortably Numb |
Posted By: Mister Nick
Date Posted: 01 Oct 10 at 5:45pm
| Okay, I'll tell him to come and have a chat with the guys on the cherub forum :) He weighs around 10 stone, and the person he will be sailing with is around 8 stone. Would you say that with him coming from Laser 2 sailing, and the other person coming from RS 500 sailing they would be able to cope okay? |
Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 01 Oct 10 at 6:56pm
| Lets put it this way: if they don't cope its unlikely to be lack of weight... |
Posted By: Mister Nick
Date Posted: 01 Oct 10 at 7:07pm
Okay. So you think his level of past experience and that of his crew/helm (They're not sure who's who yet) makes a cherub attainable? |
Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 01 Oct 10 at 7:55pm
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Difficult to know. They'll swim a lot, that's a given, but then the good cherub sailors aren't exactly unaquainted with the underside of the hull whilst on the water (in common with most high performance- yes graeme, it IS HP- boats) so it depends how much pain they're willing to put up with. ------------- -_ Al |
Posted By: radixon
Date Posted: 01 Oct 10 at 8:21pm
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I was at Brightlingsea Pyefleet week this year, there was a guy sailing with his son, son was about 7-8 stone
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Posted By: ham4sand
Date Posted: 22 Oct 10 at 11:55pm
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he can buy mine if he wants :D #2645, open to offers ------------- John Hamilton cherub 2645 - cheese before bedtime cherub 3209 - anatidaephobia laser 176847 - kiss this [FORSALE] |