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    Posted: 19 Jun 12 at 9:30am
Hmm Phantom against 300 and assuming easy water, then it comes down to how good a racing sailor you are and by that I mean full awareness of tactics as well as boat skills. If you are then go for the 300, for the added excitement I guess, if you aren't and still have stuff to learn, then the last thing you need to be worrying about is how to keep the damn thing upright so you can concentrate on what's going on around you.
 Wether you sail boats or boards, there is enough going on out there to keep you interested, shifts, mark angles and roundings, other boats, course decisions, all need to be decided with your head out of the boat not in it, and certainly not in the water which it probably will be more often in a 300 than a Phantom, imv.
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agreed... the 300 is very rewarding, just wish there was still a fleet of them at Draycote tbh

I've never sailed one on the sea, actually I'd love a go at it one day, I reckon it'd be really good fun in proper swell, rather than chop.




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Originally posted by pondmonkey

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agreed... the 300 is very rewarding, just wish there was still a fleet of them at Draycote tbh


Are there actually any fleets of contenders?
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Originally posted by pondmonkey


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agreed... the 300 is very rewarding......I've never sailed one on the sea, actually I'd love a go at it one day, I reckon it'd be really good fun in proper swell, rather than chop.



no it blooming wasn't fun in a proper swell, well not for me anyway. I think its a flat water boat. always felt that I was just hanging on, not really that in control. upwind the wings just kept digging in. screaming down the front of an 6 foot wave wasn't that much either
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fair enough Maxi!  I still wouldn't mind a go on the sea in one, even if I rapidly came to the same conclusions!!!

AFAIK- no, no known Contender fleets anywhere...  Unhappy
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there might be a couple or more at castle cove. weren't there some along the Solent somewhere like Weston?
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Originally posted by maxibuddah

there might be a couple or more at castle cove. weren't there some along the Solent somewhere like Weston?
We have 8 contenders on the system with probably 3 sailing regularly.
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We have three regular Contrenders at Burton with a couple more in the dinghy park.
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Originally posted by ellistine


Originally posted by maxibuddah

there might be a couple or more at castle cove. weren't there some along the Solent somewhere like Weston?

We have 8 contenders on the system with probably 3 sailing regularly.


wahey, I was right for once. I knew you had Nick Grace but wasn't sure who else.

I would think that castle cove is the perfect place for contenders unless of course you like waves
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Are there any 'real' fleets though?  You know, ones not blighted by PY racing?
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