For fun or for winning?

depends on how much traveling you do? that was allways my biggest expence when I lived up north!

looked like a good event at keilder at the weekend shame me and adam could not make it this year. uni comitments and a hole in are new 14 did not help

that is what i was saying they hurt and dont even go fast. what is the point!

Much better to stand on the side hurts less and you go faster

49er would be good if you get a bit bigger by the end of the year. I would not go for an 800 from a 29er. The helm would enjoy it but the crew would be bored with out a main sheet to play with.

It is a shame there is a lack of boats up north but it will be like that in most boats up there. we were lucky for a few years that we had 4 of the fastest musto skiffs in the country at Sunderland (kev Anderson 1st nats 2004 Ian Trotter 1st nats 2005 martin Boatman 3rd nats 2004/05 and me 2nd worlds 2004 and 2nd nats 2003) but that has faded away with kev going kite surfing martin getting a 49er and I have moved to Southampton.

So I say It is best to go with what you enjoy and hope other people see it and get one to. or buy a laser so you get good racing. but why would you want to sail one of them!!!!!

Fergus

Going back to your 1st post you are to light for a 49er the ideal weight is about 150kg. but you could get away with 140kg

Keilder is fine for a 49er me and my crew adam sailed one at the dam to dam last year.

I would give it a year or two in the 29er then if you get bigger and better then move into the 49er

Regards

Ian

Ps have you used the tiller extensions yet and how are they?