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    Posted: 24 Oct 13 at 6:33pm
Apology accepted, so you're part of the Salcombe Solo set, with matching flask, slippers and zimmer then?
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You must have a mole ... some windsurfing renegade I suspect!
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Agree with Graham's 'do it'.  I can see Clare in one now - and all three rigs so that Gwen and Johnny can step out if their Teras , and fatty daddy can play in it when its windy and he's too tired/old for his 300.

Which kind of makes the cost issue less from a family perspective.
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Having now seen a photo (though not from Riki despite my email request) I'd say it looks alright- imagine a laser designed now... Lots of questions, not enough bandwidth on hotel inter web... I hope to sail one, the lines look good, the design is nice and simple. An elegant presentation- if minimalism floats your boat.
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Is anyone else irritated by the fact yellowwelly got up at five in the morning to tell us he's seen a photograph and we haven't nah nah na nah na.?
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Originally posted by sargesail

Agree with Graham's 'do it'.  I can see Clare in one now - and all three rigs so that Gwen and Johnny can step out if their Teras , and fatty daddy can play in it when its windy and he's too tired/old for his 300.

Which kind of makes the cost issue less from a family perspective.


until you all want to go sailing at once!
the same, but different...

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Originally posted by Timmus



Its bigger than I had pictured in my mind... unless that is a very small lorry?
Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686
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Single hander

Light

Carbon Spars, (2 piece for storage) sealed

Self draining

Doesn’t invert easily

Get back in over the transom

Sail track

Centreboard

Centre main

Gnav, (simple not RS100 or 300 style)

Wide beam to save knees

Performance

High boom

Stands up unattended

Storage, (mars bars, drink and top)

 

This would be my wish list for the new SH boat. In the absence of pictures it seems quite a few of these are met.

 

I don’t want to start a forum design process, the 100 thread was interesting but it ended up with too many cooks I’m afraid.

But, going back to the sail, if it is sleeved, why different size sails? Doesn’t track plus other sail sizes work better. Sleeved implies roll round mast reefing to me.

One of the reasons the lightning is hard to get hold of is that it is so simple to rig, (that’s why they called it the lightning in the first place).

So for those who have seen it what else gets ticked? I notice MW didn’t confirm a gnav as part of the concept.

Finally, isn’t this what Steve Cockerill was doing? Does this mean that’s a dead project now?

 

P.S. Pictures do save typing !!

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Originally posted by iGRF

Is anyone else irritated by the fact yellowwelly got up at five in the morning to tell us he's seen a photograph and we haven't nah nah na nah na.?

Don't worry, next week he'll be telling us he's bought one and Solos are just past it...
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Originally posted by Telltale

Single hander

Light

Carbon Spars, (2 piece for storage) sealed

Self draining

Doesn’t invert easily

Get back in over the transom

Sail track

Centreboard

Centre main

Gnav, (simple not RS100 or 300 style)

Wide beam to save knees

Performance

High boom

Stands up unattended

Storage, (mars bars, drink and top)

 

This would be my wish list for the new SH boat. In the absence of pictures it seems quite a few of these are met.

 



Surprised to see the Gnav so far up the list! Why would you want one? As far as designers and mast makers are concerned it is only used where there is not space otherwise. In a single hander I don't see why you should need one unless you are going for the musto skiff look as they did on the 100. Also, the system on the 1/300 is much less complicated than the usual equivalent! 

Centreboard etc is a bad idea from a cost point of view. I think the target at the moment should be making it cheap so that a proper fleet forms, not just a few cash rich people who can easily move on if they get bored.
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