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    Posted: 25 Oct 06 at 4:20pm

Hello,

My daughter doesnt have much helming experience. Shes almost 12 and weighs about 5 stone and shes quite tall. Shes too big for an Oppie aswel. Shes crewed in cadets and fireflys but now we've sold the cadet and my son is sailing 420s so she hasnt got a boat to sail.

So im looking for a boat she can sail in lightish winds but my son at 14 (7 - 8 stone) can sail in stronger winds without to much of a struggle.

We've had a topper and she didnt like it so thats not on the list. Also my budget goes up to about £1775ish.

Is a europe too big?

Cheers, Mike.

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Sounds like a Byte CII would be perfect!
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I guess a europe or a byte might be ok

 
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I'd go with the strawberry, a Byte CII sounds about right.
I'd say a Europe would probably be a bit of a handful for a 7 stone boy and definitely too much for a 5 stone featherweight.  A laser 4.7 would probably be manageable though and there's a lot of racing for them so that might be worth a look at.
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Yeah i thought about the laser 4.7 but i've heard they can be quite demanding especially for a novice. The byte seems like a nice boat aswel, how much do they cost?

Is there much about that she can actually sail? We've looked at the pico but it was tippy so we also crossed that off the list.

Thanks again, Mike.

 

 

 
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 you can never be to big for an oppie!!! i was racing mine at a national level at 5'5'' and 9.5 stone!! and i had freinds not leaving them untill they were 5'8'' and about 10 stone!!!

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your budget is plenty for a Byte CII if you buy a Byte with the old rig and upgrade.  New supplier soon.  5 stone is right at the bottom, and in anything over a light wind perhaps not quite heavy enough, so as long as shes only going out in light winds with cover she'll be ok, plus she can grow into it.  8 stone will easily handle the CII in almost all weather, just pull on bag loads of downhaul and your away!!  PM me for  more info.
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Originally posted by stuarthop

 you can never be to big for an oppie!!! i was racing mine at a national level at 5'5'' and 9.5 stone!! and i had freinds not leaving them untill they were 5'8'' and about 10 stone!!!

When I did my RYA Dinghy Instructor course the entire class raced Oppies one day. I am 6'1" and was then 13 stone. And by no means the largest on the course. Hillarious! I sailed with legs dangling over one side, head the other and body squeezed somewhere in between. I couldn't swap sides when I tacked so sailed "head-up" on stbd and "head-down" on port.
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laser 4.7 would probably be good - especially if she's into racing. otherwise for simplicity while sailing: the Byte with the self-depowering rig
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She could try the 4.7 I guess, personally I think its unbalanced, all hull and no rig. She might like that though if the more balanced bopats like Pico and Topper feel too tippy for her. Not liking the Topper or Pico at that age/size is getting quite a struggle for alternatives. Maybe look at some of the other small Tupperwares...
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