I am hoping to buy a Cherub soon...but for the weeks my helm is busy working, I need a single-hander so I'm not stuck on shore!

Only weighing 60kg there isn't a great deal apart from things like the radial, which i absolutely h8 with a passion! (sorry all laser sailors! )

So I have now heard from one of my kestrel crew friends that she sails a Supernova...which the Kestrel boatbuilder now buillds also.

Does anyone have any experience of this boat?   Is it a sod on windy gybes like the Solo?  would i be too light?  whats the circuit like?

Any suggestions would be really appreciated!

Kasey

I've sailed the Europe and didn't get on with the low boom

It was a little slow for my liking as well, cos I used to beat it on the water in my Solo....

Thanks for the suggestion though!

kasey

Thanks Isis!

I have sailed the Europe and Lightning...not liking either .....I would prob have gone for the Europe if it hadn't been ditched as the Olympic class!  The lightning just felt really sluggish upwind and no speed downwind....

I have considered the Moth a great deal...it is still a possibility, but not sure if my lake is big enough as it's only 75acres and I'm still in two minds about moving to Grafham!  I really did like the moth and have been told b4 i'm a good weight for the boat .....i thought the supernova mainly because I sail Kestrels as well and Richard hartley who build the Kes is now the boat builder for the Supernova and his son Mark got me interested in the boat! (sales tactics I know....!)

I know I said I didnt like the boat....but the radial is now back in the list(mainly cos if I did the circuit they have a v.good turnout).... so it's kinda between the nova, moth and radial now!   I don't normally have such a difficulty in making my mind up!!! ahhhhhh.....

It's more a question of how steady the wind is rather than the size of the lake - if it's reasonably
steady in the middle then you should be OK for learning in a moth, if you avoid going near the
banks, but if it's very shifty all over the lake you'll find it challenging!  Liz Pudney (2nd 2005 moth
nats) sails on a small, shifty lake which shows what can be done.

Where do you sail now - somewhere near Grafham from your earlier comment?  If you want to talk
moths come down to Grafham one weekend - email me on the moth discussion group (
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Int-Moth_UK/ - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Int-Moth_UK/ ) and we can sort something out. If you bring your kit
and the wind's OK we can give you a go (or maybe you've sailed one before??).  But if you try a moth
you won't want to go back to a supernova or radial...

cheers

Tim 

Your far too light for the Supernova, on good authourity from the REAL diesigner, a very good friend of mine who gives me loads of support. (Frank Purnanik)

Europe is a genius boat (close relative of moths), but for restricted water you can't over look a British Moth. At Stanborough I regularly see them beat Supernovas over the water. And don't think that's because it's a slug in the 'nova'. Thats with Chris Clarke helming! But then it is Tim hogan in the Moth. So probably equal crew skills, and the Moth still wins.

Thanks Tim!!!

That would be excellent if I could pop down down to Grafham and have a go!

I currently sail at Lakeside SC, Peterborough...but a few of us at Lakeside are considering moving to Grafham or Rutland next year.  Lakeside is generally shifty all year round as it's surrounded by trees and is slightly dug down so the wind comes straight of the hills around it...kinda interesting when it's blowing F7 in the winter

I'll pop onto the Moth's yahoo discussion board and give you a shout!

Thanks,

Kasey

You can compare similar dinghies to the Supernova, Europe and Moth at the link below.

http://www.noblemarine.co.uk/dinghydatabase.php3?similarto=International+Moth - www.noblemarine.co.uk/dinghydatabase.php3?similarto=Internat ional+Moth