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ellistine 
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 Topic: 49er LitePosted: 07 Sep 11 at 2:10pm |
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Would a 49er with a cut down sail plan make a good alternative to a RS 800 for club racing? There seems to be a lot of cheep 49ers out there.
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RS400atC
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Posted: 07 Sep 11 at 2:38pm |
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Maybe a smaller kite?
Seriously changing the rig would be hard to get right. Bargain speed machine might be the B14? |
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laser193713
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Posted: 07 Sep 11 at 3:00pm |
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having sailed both boats, the 49er is not really that much harder to sail... A lot of the cheap 49ers are not worth touching in my experience, I know a few people who have bought cheap boats and they really weren't worth the effort!
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ellistine
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Posted: 07 Sep 11 at 3:08pm |
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Mmm. Just had a realisation. Crew plays the mainsheet. I doubt the wife will think much of that. Back to the 800 at some point then.
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G.R.F.
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Posted: 07 Sep 11 at 3:19pm |
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I believe there's an 800 for sale at our club following a bit of a divorce between Dumb and Dumberer..
It looked in quite nice nick last time I saw it, having said that I've not been around for a fortnight so that could have changed..
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Chris Turner
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Posted: 07 Sep 11 at 3:46pm |
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Talk to Colin Goodman, he has a 49er, sails with his wife and has a cut down mainsail.
I guess there will be more 49ers on the secondhand list soon as guys drop off the 2012 campaign trail in the next few months....
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robinft
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Posted: 08 Sep 11 at 10:57am |
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Colin and Amanda are using the new big rig now, but I think Colin has always handled the mainsheet.
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Chris Turner
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Posted: 08 Sep 11 at 12:19pm |
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He has the new bigger rig, but also has a cut down mainsail for it.
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hollandsd
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Posted: 08 Sep 11 at 1:06pm |
Yeah the boat is in good nick and up for sale Dan |
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Laser 184084
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simon hiscocks
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Posted: 08 Sep 11 at 11:39pm |
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go chris spill the beans....
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