Comet xtra

I sail a Byte C1 And am looking at a Comet xtra for my Wed night boat at my second club. I weigh 51 kilos. Little experience of dinghys. Would get another byte but still expensive for a second boat. Any observations on the suitability of this boat. Is it really well suited to a lighter adult or will I be overpowered in a blow?

The Xtra and the original Comet are the same boat but with a different rig. On the circuit they sail together, but I'm 10 years out of date, so no idea which is now more popular. The hull shape is tippy in a blow, but it isn't overpowered, so light weight won't be an issue.

Or a Splash if you can find one?

Edited by Jack Sparrow - 02 Aug 18 at 4:32pm

I wonder if there is a racing dinghy which is light enough for smaller adults to manage that is not tippy but is fast enough to compete in mixed fleets.

I assume your two clubs are home and UK holiday clubs (like mine)? I'm questioning the wisdom of owning two identical boats  . The Blaze is great on the sea but less than optimal inland but sailing two different classes means learning two different sets of skills which didn't work for me with the Supernova. Fast or slow is a mixed blessing, the Blaze is fast as singlehanders go but that just means you can win by a margin over the water and still end up mid fleet or worse on handicap (in a typical 45 minute race I need to finish nearly 5 mins ahead of a Solo to beat him on handicap). If your club uses an average lap scoring system a slow boat doesn't mean taking much longer to finish than faster boats. WRT two lots of duties, only you can decide if that's doable.