Best handicap boat

Well, I do have a spare Byte hull and I was thinking of deeper thinner foils and a gantry. I also have spare Tasar sails and some ally tube and a few glass windsurfer masts.......

Originally posted by tickler How sad GRF that you wish to deprive some of us of fun!

Edited by G.R.F. - 19 Apr 12 at 12:25pm

I think if I was looking for a cheapo boat to sail on PY, I would try to pin down the category of boat I wanted, i.e. singlehander/two man, kite/no kite, trapeze/hiker, size.
Then look at the racing I hoped to do. What is the oppostion sailing?
Do I want to be faster over the water and hope to break away while they slow each other down, or should I get a boat that's slower on PY and try to keep up?
Do I want something which will beat them in a breeze or the light stuff?

Then budget, both to get it on the water this year and maybe upgrade/replace sails next year.

This should give a list of classes to consider, then look at individual boats, no point setting your heart on something if there's none for sail, or writing off good bargains just because it's not the model you  first thought of.

I think the talk of bandits is often overplayed, and I would not want to win and then have everyone say my PY was wrong. I'd rather pressure the leaders on the water and not worry too much about the spreadsheet.

However, my entry for bargain weapon has to be a certain B14, lurking in a garage near here! Bought on eBay for a little bit more than £500, but would be in budget if the immaculate combi was sold off. Few trivial repairs needed and bit of sorting of the string.
Insurance is a bit fierce, but CraftInsure allow you to pay by the month and cancel at any time.

flog the ASBO Graeme... if anyone'll buy it.

Do you think i will find a lightning on the cheap.  I say we because i wont be the only one renovating it and family are interested with sailing with me but i dont really mind a single hander and it be shared.  Lightning 368... does anyone have one for sale.