Selecting a boat: compromise?

Originally posted by iGRF

   Two bits of advice from me.

1) It's time to read a couple of books if your serious about racing, get start to win by Eric Twiname for starters then there are others, there's a guy who posts here has written one and being a dement I've forgotten it, but it'll probably come to me later.

2) Yorkshire? Seek out the Escrit brothers, they'll set you straight as to what to do Keith or Ian spent their lives doing proper things like windsurfing first, then dinghy sailing, the way it should happen. As to the boat get something that's faster than whatever is being sailed at your local club that way you get to keep up with the good people at the front and watch what they do, mimic how they sail (body language stuff, tactics etc) then when you feel you're up to it, by all means get what they're sailing and see if you can still do it. Don't fall into the trap of buying the same as everyone else first, you'll forever be at the back, get dispirited and eventually give up.