Boat advice - light/oldie

i think befor you go and get a boat you should go and see what is sailed at the club that you are going to sail at as you do not want to waching lots of boats racing agenst each other and you are there by your self just sailing with no one to race

it also depends on what expeunse you have there is no pint i geting a boat that is to hard as all you will do is swim

Hi Sprint Bob thanks for the offer I will get back in touch once I have completed the courses I have booked in March as I will probably get more out of trying one then.

Unfortunately I am going to be away 4/5 March so can't make the Boat show 

Hi Cedric,

I'll start off by admiting I'm biased as I sail one myself but I think most of the people here will be promoting their own classes.

I'd like to add the europe to the melting pot for your consideration, ideally suited to your weight, a light manoverable boat that handles well, I find it is a boat you can sail, where as I always find I'm fighting against the radial rather than sailing with it.  The rigs have undergone a lot of development whilst being an olympic class and so are easy to use and controllable.  The price of a second had boat is very competetive.

Don't discount the class as a ladies boat, just because it was in the olympics, check out  www.europeclass.org.uk for details of the open circuit, second hand boats etc.

Gareth

Europe 302

 

Cedric - if your light and nimble, try out a cherub! Its a two man boat, development class so you can do what ever you like to it. The latest ones are full on carbon twin wire big rigged asmy boats weighing in at 50kg!!!

Or if you really do wana stay solo - try an A class catamaran (none of this pansying about with a dart 15), the A class is a 70kg single handed trapeze cat with a big carbon wing mast. Or a more 'older' version (one design) is that of the Unicorn which I also once sailed. Both utterly fantastic - but as im slightly mad im very much into cherubing and never looked back!