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   did i mention it was difficult i said its easier. 
plus you have to basicly lay down, to try and tack or gybe .

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coleyy Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 23 Feb 09 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 10	Post Options Post Reply Quote coleyy Report Post Quote Reply Topic: new boat Posted: 23 Feb 09 at 5:24pm
	did i mention it was difficult i said its easier. plus you have to basicly lay down, to try and tack or gybe .

stuarthop Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 22 Dec 04 Location: Nottingham Online Status: Offline Posts: 1040	Post Options Post Reply Quote stuarthop Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 23 Feb 09 at 7:50pm
	I sailed optimists at national squad level until i was 16. One of my freinds in the national squad was 6 foot tall and just under 10 stone when he got too big for an optimist. Most junior sailors leave the class too soon

coleyy Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 23 Feb 09 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 10	Post Options Post Reply Quote coleyy Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 23 Feb 09 at 9:26pm
	yes i know what you mean but once you mastered the easier boat, why not go on to something challenging, like my brother he had a listang 25, and now hes sailing open 60's.

desteve1 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 23 Feb 09 Location: cambridge Online Status: Offline Posts: 81	Post Options Post Reply Quote desteve1 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 24 Feb 09 at 7:58am
	thanks but the optimist sailors in our club are realy stupid (they try to sail against the wind). anyway there usually isn't much wind to sail into.

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	Have you considered crewing in a larger faster boat?
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desteve1 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 23 Feb 09 Location: cambridge Online Status: Offline Posts: 81	Post Options Post Reply Quote desteve1 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 24 Feb 09 at 3:12pm
	ye but its going to the ocean gods

NickA Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 30 Mar 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 784	Post Options Post Reply Quote NickA Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 24 Feb 09 at 10:56pm
	Oppies suck and toppers aren't much better. These two boats only survive at all because the RYA (the UK's training people) adopted them many years ago when there wasn't much else around. The oppie is a small uncomfortable square ended tub, the topper is a nasty flexy plastic thing with a floppy battenless sail. No-one over the age of 10 should be in an Oppie IMHO and you'd soon grow out of a topper. Get a crewing job! Or get a laser 4.7 with a Radial rig for light wind days. In truth, the laser isn't such a great boat either, but at least it's a proper racing boat not a square ended bath tub - and though relatively expensive at first, you can keep adding bigger sails to the same hull as you get bigger and better at sailing, so never grow out of it. The laser pico is fun too - but HEAVY and pretty slow in light wind.
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coleyy Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 23 Feb 09 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 10	Post Options Post Reply Quote coleyy Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 25 Feb 09 at 6:12pm
	yeah the laser pico with main and gib is good fun on a breezy day!

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	Laser 4.7 with a Radial rig It's the conventional route for a reason
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Jack Sparrow Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 08 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2965	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jack Sparrow Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 25 Feb 09 at 9:29pm
	In this country it is. In Europe it isn't. 'Splash' or 'Flash' ( bigger rig 'Splash' ) is also a conventional route in Europe after Optimists ( 45kg to 65kg more for the Flash ) and is a boat designed for the size of person in transition to adult size boats. The Laser 4.7 / Radial is an Adult size designed hull with a reduced size agricultural rig on it not best suited to a young adolescents physical size. If the UK Optimist mums and dads weren't so brand conscious and bought boats on merit rather than label UK sailors would know about the Splash.
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