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Daniel Holman 
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 Topic: i14 compared to 29er?Posted: 27 May 14 at 9:28pm |
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It must be said, as long as your i14 is set up ok i.e no chafe points and the blocks all work, then it needn't chew a lot of rope.
You can of course spend a kings ransom on various development stuff if you are that way inclined. Not too many do though. |
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frow3n
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Posted: 27 May 14 at 11:14pm |
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interestingly enough I've always been quite the 'tinkerer.' I'm often inclined to doing boat work after a sail and although there isn't much to do on a laser I always like adjusting settings ect. Therefore it seems like an i14 might suit me.
Obviously there's the overpowered part in comparison to a 29er but we have only been overpowered very rarely. Manoeuvres we have pretty much nailed. The international 14 does seem like it could be a bit of a learning curve but I've twin trapeze helmed before in an 800. Seems like I might be able to handle it. Is there anyone near QM who could give a trial sail at all to my crew? Thanks,
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Posted: 28 May 14 at 12:29am |
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Agree with dan above, our old 14 didn't burn through rope at all. Kite halyard blocks, yes! But that was probably down to the standard block specification. We had our fair share of breakages but nothing really major to be honest.
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Jack Sparrow
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Posted: 28 May 14 at 10:29am |
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What's going to help A LOT, is if you are AEROBICALLY FIT. If you're not I wouldn't bother until you are. It's not that you need to be super fit to sail a i14, but when you are learning it's going to make a hell of a difference. Especially for your forward hand.
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gordon1277
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Posted: 29 May 14 at 9:42am |
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The main reason to be fit for both is climbing back in I found!
Also good front crawl speed helps.Please note much better to try at your age than unfit and over 50. I tried one for a year with not very experienced crew challenging in many ways especially sailing in solent chop. But we had a lot of laughs. We had an early Bieker 2 which was not easy to sail before the winged rudder. Have a go great boats. |
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Posted: 29 May 14 at 9:55am |
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How have you got on with the 29er?
What are your results like? The I14 is a beast compared to a 29er in terms of the power ... it will also be considerably more expensive to maintain. Are you wanting to race or just blast around?
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frow3n
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Posted: 29 May 14 at 9:57am |
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exams have meant we haven't done events in the 29er but boat handling is sorted. I have sailed an 800 quite a few times so twin trapeze helming isn't a problem. Also attempted a musto a few times. The 29er we've been sailing for a year and haven't capsized all that much. About 5 times in total I believe.
Racing is what we'd prefer to do
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2547
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Posted: 29 May 14 at 10:08am |
Well I can't but help think you'd be better off turning that boat handling into results. I14 racing is limited unless you sail in Chichester Harbour ... or travel a lot and I am guessing you are not going to be driving your I14 all over the UK to find another boat to race against.
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Jack Sparrow
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Posted: 29 May 14 at 12:21pm |
800 is quite a different beast to an i14 How did the Musto experience go, I would gauge that against an i14 better. If you are not overwhelmed by the Musto then you should be fine in a i14 ( caveat: Musto in some sea breeze not a gentle inland zephyr ) |
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frow3n
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Posted: 29 May 14 at 2:35pm |
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the musto was ok... only capsized in the lulls really... and the occasional unexplained downwind capsize. Capsizes interestingly enough were all to windward
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