Ist chilly breeze capsizefest of the winter season

Well I'd only use it if there was any breeze, the rest of the time the EPS is OK, although I've managed to find a new small sail still in its bag, so that might help, but to be honest I think what Dan pointed out is probably the case, being light if it's breezy and the racks are out, it's not so much the gusts, it's when they switch off and you pitch in to weather very quickly with it's quite narrow round hull.

Even as I lined up for that start, I'm wobbling about dare not sit out, can't sit to far in, so part kneeling, and there is Superman just sat there in his Streaker looking perfectly calm, I'm up on my ear with the sail sheeted out.

Then the next day I can hardly walk all that kneeling in one minute, hiked full stretch next.

So that little wide sled looks perfect for those conditions.

So the next question, how much can I mess with it? (Carbon windsurfer rig?)

back in the dim distant past I too had a mk 1 skol , most fragile boat Ive ever had   , hull was thinest foam sandwich ever seen , was an achievement getting it in the water without putting the trolley through it !! I was forever patching the hull .

Edited by catmandoo - 13 Nov 13 at 12:29pm

The skol moth is not easy to sail. It's quite like one of the winged low riders.  A challenge.  I have been watching that scow moth for ages but it seems expensive to me.

Originally posted by catmandoo hull was thinest foam sandwich ever seen

Think you'll find they were actually coremat - at least my Skol 3 is. Bit early for foam sandwich.

I've never found it that delicate* or tricky to sail - probably depends what you are used to though.

*although I did rip shroud and surrounding area of deck out of the boat because I stupidly stayed on the water when I knew it was getting too windy for it. Fortunately Bloodaxe did a really neat invisible mending job for me.

Edited by JimC - 13 Nov 13 at 3:05pm

Originally posted by JimC I've never found it that delicate* or tricky to sail - probably depends what you are used to though.

Not massively tricky, as the wing is in the form of flare, so gives some stability when heeled, but certainly as tricky as an eps. Certainly not a heavy weather boat in the sense GRF is wanting.