Best singlehanded cat suitable for stone beachs?
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Topic: Best singlehanded cat suitable for stone beachs?
Posted By: popeye_ali
Subject: Best singlehanded cat suitable for stone beachs?
Date Posted: 01 Feb 12 at 9:01pm
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As above. Many dart 16's at my club which get sailed straight up the beach on very dodgy landing conditions (waves). Can this be done with A-class cats and F16's Thanks  ------------- RS400, RS600, RS700, RS800, Int Moth, Laser. Musto Skiff (current) |
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Posted By: gary145
Date Posted: 01 Feb 12 at 11:11pm
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um.....no! best bet is to have a dart16or something a bit 'ropey' for dodgy launching days and save the shiny boat for best. ------------- |
Posted By: stewart smith
Date Posted: 01 Feb 12 at 11:21pm
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For that sort of treatment, you need a plastic cat. This narrows the choice. Hobie build The Wave, The Catsy and The Twixy. These are really only "fun boats" and slow and heavy. I think Nacra do a plastic fun boat as well. You know about the Dart 16 which better, but I think the Topper Topaz range is great when you consider their prices. I have had a Topaz 14 X for over three years. The plastic is better than others against dents and scratches. It has a boom for sail and mast rotation control and simple but good rudders. Stewart------------- Stewart Smith |
Posted By: popeye_ali
Date Posted: 02 Feb 12 at 7:24am
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The club for many years has always had dart 15's,18's and hawks and nowadays dart 16s. These are really only going to be club racing boats not circuit winners. ------------- RS400, RS600, RS700, RS800, Int Moth, Laser. Musto Skiff (current) |
Posted By: Wee Man
Date Posted: 02 Feb 12 at 4:05pm
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Similar to Dart 16 but stiffer material I believe.
http://www.bltmarine.co.uk/boats.html - http://www.bltmarine.co.uk/boats.html
------------- Nacra Infusion F18 |
Posted By: gary145
Date Posted: 07 Feb 12 at 8:43pm
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you CAN sail a 'faster' design from a stone beach without running it up the beach. There will be days when you have to think twice about launching though. ------------- |