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yellowwelly 
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 Topic: 4000 Facelift by RoosterPosted: 26 Mar 14 at 7:33am |
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Posted: 26 Mar 14 at 7:26am |
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I never said it can't be sailed on the sea. It's just not a good sea boat that's why there are no fleets at open sea clubs. It's inherent instability means effort in doesn't generate enough reward. Having sailed it solidly for two years and our own fleet build and disintegrate in that period including better sailors than I, we knew the boat, I still have a soft spot for it, just think there are much better alternatives on the sea. Agree on the blaze racks. But the good blaze sailors manage very well and it had real legs in a breeze.
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sargesail
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Posted: 25 Mar 14 at 11:37pm |
Which just shows how far off you are in your view of the 300 as a sea boat. And I say that as someone who has spent years racing out of Stokes Bay and in Chi Harbour in some proper chop and some proper waves (and Brixham Nats to name but one). I've also done some Blaze time too. The 300s solid wings give graceful degradation. My experience with the Blaze was that the wing tubes were pretty binary. I can't speak for the 'nova.
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RS400atC
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Posted: 25 Mar 14 at 11:06pm |
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Contender, on the sea, preferably down west somewhere like Looe.
Proper waves, proper sailing. |
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yellowwelly
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Posted: 25 Mar 14 at 10:03pm |
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Any boat is 10 fold better on the sea.... even a kneewrecker on big swell is a laugh !
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Ruscoe
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Posted: 25 Mar 14 at 9:53pm |
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I got to say simon, I think the solo is pretty good on the salty stuff. I also loved sailing the 300 on the sea, so rewarding when you got it right!
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Posted: 25 Mar 14 at 9:52pm |
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Sailing inside the salcombe bar ain't sea sailing and they wouldn't set races outside in rough conditions.
Best fast unarig on the sea is a blaze or Supernova.............................
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yellowwelly
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Posted: 25 Mar 14 at 9:50pm |
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I'd quite like to have sailed my Solo on the sea, I reckon it would have been really good fun.
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Rupert
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Posted: 25 Mar 14 at 9:27pm |
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Put a keel under the 300?
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davidyacht
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Posted: 25 Mar 14 at 8:57pm |
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What is a good singlehander in a seaway? I sail at Salcombe and have done numerous sea championships and I think it is a great boat, easy to sail upswing and rock solid downwind.
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