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HannahJ 
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 Topic: Fireball?Posted: 26 Jul 05 at 12:15pm |
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Laser radial, or why not a full rig I know a 12 year old who sails full rig n he's tiny...!!!!!!!!!! Gets a bit extreme.
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MIRROR 64799 "Dolphin"
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Hector
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Posted: 26 Jul 05 at 2:46am |
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Agree with both. Def don't mess about with a two man boat - waste of time and effort and no proper PY to race with. BTW whats wrong with 'common'? They're common because they're good. Or are you more interested in making a fashion statement than sailing a boat that will provide good racing? You still haven't told us where you sail - ie how big is it? |
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Rupert
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Posted: 14 Jul 05 at 8:23pm |
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? How is a Comet Duo the same as a Firefly? A firefly has a massive following, especially among student age people, and is a very responsive boat sailed by some very good helms. The Duo is a small class, where very few, if any, are being built, and the standard of compitition isn't very high. I would imagine, though, that he made his choice long ago... |
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Team beef
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Posted: 14 Jul 05 at 7:34pm |
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You could get a pretty old but still good to race RS 600 most of them are above £1000 but with the amount that are for sale then you could probably knock the price down a few hundered quid, a reefeable rig if youre on the light side and bloody awesome as well; also i know someone who races one on quite restricted water fine so no worries bout running out of lake. And a fireflea you gotta be kidding the poor guy is already sailing a comet duo which is in essence the same boat so not much of a change. Best bet look at the racing classes review to se whats on offer.
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Rupert
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Posted: 26 May 05 at 4:51pm |
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Or, if you really want to learn how to race, rather than just blast along in a straight line, get a Firefly.
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Jack Sparrow
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Posted: 25 May 05 at 2:17pm |
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10 stone single hander with a WL resticted to under 14ft for under £1000
= Int Moth. Europe ( may be difficult to sell on ), MX Ray ( may be difficult to sell on ) but mega fun it has an asymetric, and will be difficult to sail well in a small sheltered lake. That applies to the Moth as well. and then theres the Byte or lightening, you'd get a lightening for less than £1000 but a Byte with new rig may be tricky. Light weights 2 man boat that you can single hand for less that a £1000, sorry guys it has to be a UK Cherub. At the end of the day it depends on the lake, and what sort of condition boat you are prepaired to live with. But I'd go for a MX Ray, Moth or Cherub. Edited by Jack Sparrow |
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jpbuzz591
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Posted: 25 May 05 at 12:47pm |
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I myself would recommend a buzz (for obvious reasons) as it has a trapeze like a fireball and its not to difficult to sail single handed on the wire and your weight should be fine to sail single handed (up to about F4) and you should be able to right it fine as well jp |
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49erGBR735HSC
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Posted: 25 Apr 05 at 1:10pm |
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What about the Laser 2 for a double hander, nice boat to sail and maybe a little less demanding than a fireball, the layoout is a lot simpler and I think she has less sail and can almost keep up with a "Ball". The Europe idea seems really good though. |
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Stefan Lloyd
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Posted: 25 Apr 05 at 6:48am |
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I'd second that - lovely responsive boats. I was talking to someone recently who has traded in her (now almost worthless) Europe for a Laser Radial, following the ISAFs decision. She is not a happy bunny about the change. She also pointed out that the Europe can be optimised for quite a wide weight range while the Radial cannot be. |
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redback
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Posted: 24 Apr 05 at 9:31pm |
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There's a Europe going at my club, carbon mast, £500. You could do worse - they are a proper little thorough-bred much nicer than a Laser.
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