Recommend me a single handed dinghy please

   85kg, I think it is going to be try and see. I agree the wooden ones (that have been looked after) look very nice.

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As Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 14 Oct 23 Location: Peterborough Online Status: Offline Posts: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote As Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Recommend me a single handed dinghy please Posted: 15 Oct 23 at 10:35am
	85kg, I think it is going to be try and see. I agree the wooden ones (that have been looked after) look very nice.

Sam.Spoons Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 07 Mar 12 Location: Manchester UK Online Status: Offline Posts: 3400	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sam.Spoons Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 15 Oct 23 at 6:31pm
	There are some absolutely gorgeous wooden Solos out there for not a lot of money, several on Facebook marketplace as I type ranging from £400 to £1800 (plus a couple of FRP* Winders and a Speed for £3250 to £4100). A good wooden boat will be more competitive than an old GRP boat as they keep their stiffness and shape where GRP boats go soft over the years (not so with foam sandwich hulls). * Pedant alert FRP seems to be commonly used to refer to foam sandwich construction these days even though technically it means Fibre Reinforced Plastic so includes Glass Reinforced Plastic. Edited by Sam.Spoons - 16 Oct 23 at 3:14pm
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ColPrice2002 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 25 Nov 08 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 222	Post Options Post Reply Quote ColPrice2002 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 16 Oct 23 at 9:33am
	Try the forum on this website:- https://www.solosailing.org.uk/ Most owners selling will be happy for you to visit, possibly sail one. Our Solo fleet is quite strong - with a range of abilities. The Solo has a range of different masts available to suit your weigh/sailing and the sailmakers can cut a sail to match the mast and your desires - this makes it a bit more adjustable than say a laser.