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    Posted: 02 May 13 at 12:50pm
The 100 has been far the comfiest boat i've had. When it went light you could sit on the foredeck. No knee bashing at all.
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Just putting it out there...from memory, all non-trapeze singlehanders are going to be hard on your knees and back, for the bigger fella (or lady even) the phantom has the size, width and you don't have to work as hard to get a decent performance. Our club commodore has one, bought it years ago with the same requirements and wins alot of races with it!
 
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 supernova is a great boat, but like the phantom can be hard on the knees in light winds. that why i had to sell mine. Cry
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Sailing a Lightning has solved the knee problem for me, but I am rather smaller and lighter - I think the OP would find one somewhat cramped. Worth a test sail though, I'd say, and well within budget for a 2nd hand one.
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Last night I sailed my restored and uprated Lightning for the first time. Lovely evening, two one hour races and pub. My single handed career over the last few years has included Byte C2 and Solo. For the Byte you need to be on the game, the Solo past the game but the Lightning......just right.
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Cool, thanks.
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The double floor at the front and back give added buoyancy, makes it class legal and adds stiffness to the hull.  I am no expert but it feels stiffer than my last Ovi hull

 

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Originally posted by Peaky

Silly question probably, but what is the point of the point of the double floor at the front and back if the middle holds water?

Much less water in the boat post capsize, much less free space for any water to swash around in, deeper water (or same volume) for self bailers to get a grip of so it bails better... If you wish to have open cockpit floor for ergonomic reasons it makes sense to minimise the area so its only where it needs to be.
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JJ Does a wooden laminate finish as well.  Stunning boat and a lot easier on the body.

 

I bought one after a big hip op and find the deep cockpit has helped get me around the tub.  I don't get the Ovi rash on the shins from the non slip either.
 

The centre well gives you an extra few inches of room to help get under the boom.  It empties very quickly after a capsize as most of the water runs out the back as soon as you get any sort of heel on the boat and the self bailers do the rest.  I asked James to make my well bigger to give me a bit more room to stretch the legs out downwind when kneeling and have not had a problem.  Yes it is carrying some water after a capsize but the benefits far outweigh that.

 
Highly recommended but might not suit the £2k budget!!
 
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Silly question probably, but what is the point of the point of the double floor at the front and back if the middle holds water?
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