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    Posted: 07 Nov 07 at 4:51pm
Originally posted by ratface

YES a spice creating a wake, in which a laser was able to surf,

Actually that's one of the things that's wrong with it... The fact that it creates a huge wake on which a Laser can surf...
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seen as there is such hatred of the Spice and as its a dead class with only 60 boats ever made...

anyone reckon i could put racks on it for the bonkers windy days? oh and a mast head kite

all that said, went out sailing it earlier today and was creating a wake... YES a spice creating a wake, in which a laser was able to surf,

oh and downwind the powerboat was only just able to keep up on one of our kite runs

and all this in 15knts of breeze


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heard from sources that do have a clue, I belive around sixty Spices were sold, of which 30 went to people like Sunsail etc.
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Might have given them away...
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spice  Cherub I say

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An older int 14 would be a good choice and is a smaller and lighter than the boss/5000 with lower sheet loads. The rig is pretty easy to depower so I think you would be OK weight wise based on my experience sailing mine.

If you are OK sailing 600s etc. then I would not bother with the Spice since you will outgrow it quickly.
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well theoretically . . . . .
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i used to sail my i14 from felixstowe as well as a arange of other things. i would personally get somthing like a 5000 cause u will need the power to get against the tide.
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In this case saving a few pennies and trying to get a twin string cherub is actually quite a good option.  The combined weight of the crews (120-130kgs) is too light to learn twin wiring in the boss or 5tonner, that leaves the cherub or spice.  You could even setup twin strings on a 97 rules boat, you won't be able to twin wire as often as in an 05 one but anything over a 3/4 should be twinnable.

Best bit of advice, try before you buy and don't rush and buy a dog (in the nasty boat sense not the cherub design).  I went out bought an old 505 spent a season with it keep breaking and then got rid and went for the cherub i should have got in the first place...
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