K6 handicap racing

   Fairly interested in purchasing a K6 but wondering what it is like for mixed keelboat racing under PY or does anyone race it against dinghies in mixed fleets.

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Corms Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 20 Dec 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 63	Post Options Post Reply Quote Corms Report Post Quote Reply Topic: K6 handicap racing Posted: 20 Jun 14 at 12:18pm
	Fairly interested in purchasing a K6 but wondering what it is like for mixed keelboat racing under PY or does anyone race it against dinghies in mixed fleets.
	Neil

Oli Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 23 Mar 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1020	Post Options Post Reply Quote Oli Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 20 Jun 14 at 1:53pm
	Corms, Have sailed a k6 for the last few years in py racing at our club, with some success. We race in the fast fleet py sub 1000. mainly fireballs and musto skiffs, 49ers and moths. We have good racing against 29ers and other k6's. Would say they perform best on py at the cusp of trapeze boats getting fully powered up so 8-11 knots. great fun when its blowing too. results from a recent all in handicap in about 10knots of wind. race http://blackwatersailingclub.org.uk/images/raceresults/Osea%20Challenge%20Cup%202014.htm selling mine at the moment, moved onto a new boat http://www.apolloduck.co.uk/display.phtml?aid=348811 Edited by Oli - 20 Jun 14 at 1:54pm
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Corms Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 20 Dec 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 63	Post Options Post Reply Quote Corms Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 20 Jun 14 at 3:07pm
	Thanks for the info Oli. We have a small mixed fleet of keelboats (Sonata & Impalas) and also dinghies (mainly Albacores). I will be looking for an older K6 at the moment, to see how I get on with her.
	Neil

craiggo Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 01 Apr 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1810	Post Options Post Reply Quote craiggo Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 20 Jun 14 at 5:08pm
	K6 is pretty quick so you will leave Albacores, Sonatas etc a long way behind.

Corms Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 20 Dec 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 63	Post Options Post Reply Quote Corms Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 20 Jun 14 at 6:30pm
	How do you think it would it do on handicap against them?
	Neil

craiggo Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 01 Apr 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1810	Post Options Post Reply Quote craiggo Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 20 Jun 14 at 6:48pm
	Difficult to say, but you'll have a lonely race.

Corms Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 20 Dec 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 63	Post Options Post Reply Quote Corms Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 21 Jun 14 at 10:13am
	It would be a bit lonely but Looking for a yacht I can race against keelboats that I can launch and recover from a slipway that can get fairly shallow at low tide but has the fun factor. The K6 seems to fit the bill
	Neil

JohnJack Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 12 Mar 13 Online Status: Offline Posts: 246	Post Options Post Reply Quote JohnJack Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 23 Jun 14 at 6:46pm
	Have you considered a Flying Fifteen? As strange as it seem they have less draft than some dinghies.

Corms Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 20 Dec 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 63	Post Options Post Reply Quote Corms Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 24 Jun 14 at 12:21pm
	Yes, I am considering a Flying Fifteen, as the symmetrical spinnaker would suit our courses better, just a bit concerned about the depth I would require for launching / recovering. Our slipway can get fairly shallow at low tide and it can be a fair walk to even launch our dinghies. I see from the videos they can be very easy to launch / recover if you have the correct facilities in place. Do you know the approx depth that would be required for the 15?
	Neil

scotsfinn Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Far too distracted from work Joined: 17 May 12 Location: Glasgow Online Status: Offline Posts: 284	Post Options Post Reply Quote scotsfinn Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 24 Jun 14 at 4:15pm
	mr C an FF wouldn't suit you slip at the club at the lower tides. Other post is right though, it'd be a lonely day on the water with your fleet in a K6.
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