Dinghy development: Single or double handed?

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Single or double handed?

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Topic: Single or double handed?

Posted By: NickM
Subject: Single or double handed?
Date Posted: 09 Aug 14 at 11:28am

The question assumes you could get a regular good crew (or helm) and there was competitive both single and double handed classes at your club.

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Posted By: Bootscooter
Date Posted: 09 Aug 14 at 4:07pm

Double - last year in the Alto with my son crewing was the most enjoyable sailing I've had since the early/mid 90's when I was racing a LaserII on the circuit.

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Posted By: Medway Maniac
Date Posted: 09 Aug 14 at 8:35pm

Got to be double for me. I enjoy the sharing of tasks, plus I just end up talking to myself in a singlehander!

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Posted By: NickM
Date Posted: 11 Aug 14 at 7:22pm

I think this is running out of steam. It would have been more meaningful if I had asked people to say if they were sailing singlehanded but would prefer to go two up. Interesting though.

Nevertheless, given the total number of single handed boat races recorded in PY returns vs the number returned for double handers, 80% of a small sample here in favour of double handed suggests that there are a lot of people out there frustrated by having no crew.