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moontime
Newbie Joined: 26 Sep 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 8 |
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Topic: Xenon Posted: 26 Sep 05 at 8:16pm |
Has anyone seen the review of xenon in Y&Y, sailed one, taken one home from the boat show , have any decent photos you could pass on. Also has anyone got any views on the xenon, looking to spend some pennys also looking at Laser2000 and some RS boats
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Marine Boy
Groupie Joined: 01 Sep 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 42 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 27 Sep 05 at 8:59am |
Saw the review, sailed one at Datchett, thought it was a great boat, ordered one, and awaiting it's delivery in two weeks - can't wait!
Have sailed the other two and thought the L2K a little tame (Xenon has 30% more sail area) and hate the Vision - had bad experiences with fittings pulling out of under-engineered sections.
Here is an excellent forum dedicated to the Xenon with some piccies: http://www.andrewcoombes.name/sailing/
Paul
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Martin W
Newbie Joined: 27 Sep 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 27 Sep 05 at 11:31am |
We saw the Xenon at the London Boat Show and took delivery in June, replacing our old Kestrel. We are very pleased so far, the assymetric is just so much easier to get on with than the symetric spinnaker. The Xenon seems reasonably stable and our 9 year old thinks it makes a fantastic family boat, (he didn't like the Kestrel -it was set up for racing, and a bit congested with three in it) whilst we find it good to race in the club handicap races (sailing of PW1035). Its taken us a while to get the hang of role tacking it effectively, but we are getting there now. It doesn't seem as quick as the Kestrel in very light stuff, but when we get a bit of wind we quickly catch up. All in all it has been a good purchase for us, but we are hoping that there might be some open meetings next year so we can sail against and meet other Xenon owners.
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Rupert
Really should get out more Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 27 Sep 05 at 2:46pm |
2 positive reviews in a row of a plastic boat on the Y&Y forum...wonders will never cease! Maybe Topper have done a decent boat?
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arcoombes
Newbie Joined: 27 Sep 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 4 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 27 Sep 05 at 7:45pm |
Saw it at the dinghy show, delivery in June, loved every minute in it
since. Very responsive, lots of room, nice and stable.
So good I started a forum (see Marine Boy's post above). Certainly echo Martin's wish for an open meeting, be a blast. |
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moontime
Newbie Joined: 26 Sep 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 8 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 27 Sep 05 at 7:46pm |
thanks all , anyone in yorkshire or staffordshire to have a look
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Philsy
Far too distracted from work Joined: 12 Sep 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 344 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 29 Sep 05 at 2:49pm |
Check out the other threads on this forum on this subject.
I'm also trying to choose between L2000, Vision and Xenon Any feedback appreciated. Phil |
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IanW
Posting king Joined: 17 Mar 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 115 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 29 Sep 05 at 3:55pm |
Check the Daily Sail out for another review I like the comment it looks like an RS400 with national 12 sails!
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Philsy
Far too distracted from work Joined: 12 Sep 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 344 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 29 Sep 05 at 3:56pm |
Daily Sail?
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MikeBz
Really should get out more Joined: 21 Apr 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 536 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 29 Sep 05 at 4:07pm |
www.thedailysail.com. Subscription-only sailing news website. Don't know if I should mention it here The man from Topper he say "the bigger you go with the plastic boats the lighter they get proportionally to glass boats, so this hull is now 118kg" Shurely shome mishtake, or if not mishtake contradiction... Apparently the GRP prototype weighed 25kg more than that - about the same as a 1970s GP14! Plus ca change... |
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