V Twin

Originally posted by pondmonkey Originally posted by G.R.F. Now Roger Tushingham was a fair helm in his day, did an Olympic campaign in a Flying Dutchman, tried his hand in a 600, he's now in a bath chair next to a bloody Solo, a man with considerable means to spend on something like an RS100 but was canny enough to spot the likely problems that I missed. Maybe he's just sailing it to get decent fleet racing?

A friend of mine at Whitefriars, who, as he will freely admit himself, is not a master or a godlike being, but a sailor of moderate ability, has bought himself a 100. He seems to be having a ball with it, as is his teenage son. The kite only goes up when he feels he can cope with it, the capsizes are part of the game, and winning is not a priority.

Now, personally, I like to win, and would get frustrated sailing a boat where I knew I would struggle to get the last 20% out of it, as I would with a 100 on a small lake. So I would love to see a modern, moderate singlehander with a kite that works on RtC courses and is faster than the current crop of 12 foot boats. I'd love to play in one, too. But I'd have to think long and hard before buying one, spending thousands on a boat when I can get as much fun spending hundreds. It would have to do everything better - upwind, I'd expect it to point high and tack on a sixpence. Downwind I want to be able to carry the kite high and low. Light winds I want it to ghost along in the slightest breeze, like a Firefly does, but I want it to be manageable but a stonking ride when it blows.

Mr Wadhams - any chance of a boat like that, please? Oh, and it can't cost more than 5 grand!

Originally posted by tickler Hey! leave young Mr Fuller alone. I think he was planted on this forum to keep us wound up and talking. I think he is a bit like the Stig.....no one knows who he is, is this years GRF the same as last years GRF? It was quite common for newspaper column-ists to be called 'Cassandra' or somesuch and a new journalist to take over from time to time. I always thought Fiona Richmond was a man.

Originally posted by G.R.F.  He was also an OK man I believe, not that I've ever seen what an OK is, but suspect the bits it's made of would be better applied as part of someones wardrobe.

Originally posted by Rupert Now, personally, I like to win, and would get frustrated sailing a boat where I knew I would struggle to get the last 20% out of it, as I would with a 100 on a small lake. So I would love to see a modern, moderate singlehander with a kite that works on RtC courses and is faster than the current crop of 12 foot boats. I'd love to play in one, too. But I'd have to think long and hard before buying one, spending thousands on a boat when I can get as much fun spending hundreds. It would have to do everything better - upwind, I'd expect it to point high and tack on a sixpence. Downwind I want to be able to carry the kite high and low. Light winds I want it to ghost along in the slightest breeze, like a Firefly does, but I want it to be manageable but a stonking ride when it blows.