RS Feva

   Hi, my sister is looking for a new boat (well second hand). The first thing that sprung to mind was the feva!
How good is this boat? It looks pretty good fun! I think the XL rig would be best. How good is this boat for a beginner? The club has a few for the beginners to use so im guessing quite good for beginners.  Oh yeah and any ideas on the crew weight?
Any alternatives?
Thanks in advance  

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sailor_420 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 19 Apr 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 155	Post Options Post Reply Quote sailor_420 Report Post Quote Reply Topic: RS Feva Posted: 10 Jun 07 at 8:29pm
	Hi, my sister is looking for a new boat (well second hand). The first thing that sprung to mind was the feva! How good is this boat? It looks pretty good fun! I think the XL rig would be best. How good is this boat for a beginner? The club has a few for the beginners to use so im guessing quite good for beginners. Oh yeah and any ideas on the crew weight? Any alternatives? Thanks in advance Edited by sailor_420

chrisjc123 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 14 Mar 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 17	Post Options Post Reply Quote chrisjc123 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Jun 07 at 8:59pm
	cant comment on the feva. but another alternative is a good old topper? great little boats im sure most if not all people have sailed one. cant go wrong with one
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JimC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6662	Post Options Post Reply Quote JimC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Jun 07 at 10:53pm
	The Feva is a much better two hander than the Topper though.

mike ellis Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 30 Dec 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2339	Post Options Post Reply Quote mike ellis Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 11 Jun 07 at 10:32am
	the XL rig is a must for the feva because otherwise it wont go upwind. my sister and i sailed one for two years untill we got lasers last winter and we enjoyed the boat. good for people to learn in and a reasonable circuit if you want to be competitive. one thing though, dont get too old a hull because they fall in half at the back. when we were sailing fevas i was about 65kg and my sister was 50ish. i think. we were too big for the boat and needed force 4+ before it got interesting. the smallest people sailing it looked like they should be in oppies. but its great fun on a really windy day (25-30 knots )
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jeffers Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 29 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3048	Post Options Post Reply Quote jeffers Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 11 Jun 07 at 3:15pm
	I had a go in a Feva in our recent cadet week...I think the boat was overweight with just me in it! looks like a good little boat though (for a carrier bag recycling project). Paul
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English Dave Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 10 Aug 06 Location: Northern Ireland Online Status: Offline Posts: 682	Post Options Post Reply Quote English Dave Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 11 Jun 07 at 3:44pm
	Everything is quicker than a Cadet, there's a one-legged duck in my local park that's quicker than a Cadet. But I cut my teeth in Cadets and I won't have a bad word said about them. So there. Edited by English Dave
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HannahJ Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 23 Jul 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 861	Post Options Post Reply Quote HannahJ Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 11 Jun 07 at 4:12pm
	How about a Mirror? Stiffer and probably lighter (?) than a feva, very good racecircuit and training, also they carry weight quite well, and are good for one to one training. Depends how old/big your sister is reallly. Otherwise toppers are good if she doesn't want to/have anyone to sail with regularly. Probably best to see what her friends/other people her age at your club are sailing, if there are lots of fevas then it'd be good for racing/advice.
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Rupert Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rupert Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 11 Jun 07 at 10:54pm
	Of all the "new" small classes, the Feva looks like it is the one that will be a long term sucess, so you are unlikely to loose much if you buy one, play for a while and then decide to get something else as you get bigger/want something faster. Mirrors are also good youth boats, but if you are handicap racing, the Feva will be at least nearer the rest of the fleet on the water.
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Simon Lovesey Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Far too distracted from work Joined: 30 Nov 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 349	Post Options Post Reply Quote Simon Lovesey Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 12 Jun 07 at 9:20am
	Sailor_420 One of the key factors is weight of the sailors, as mentioned the Mirror carries a wide range of weight very well, with teams of 75Kg to 120Kg being competitive. This gives good room for growth Our new world champions Anna MacKenzie (18) started in Mirrors at 9 years old. The Mirror is also a great feeder for the 420, most of the skills are highly transferable. From what I have seen of the Feva, it seems to have quite a narrow weight band, for the younger/smaller juniors it is too big/powerful in anything other than light winds, then the sailors quickly out grow the boat. My observation is sailors typically only spend a year in a Feva. Where are you based, I am sure we can get your sister out in a modern Mirror
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mike ellis Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 30 Dec 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2339	Post Options Post Reply Quote mike ellis Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 12 Jun 07 at 9:31am
	sorry simon but the narrow weight band thing is not true. whe we were in the feva squad we were one of the biggest teams at about 120kg ish and the smallest teams were very small, the one limiting factor with the feva is the need of a small/flexible/both crew because to get uner the boom without sitting on the mainsheet isnt easy.
	600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it. Also International 14, 1318