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5420
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Topic: 29er or musto Posted: 30 Mar 05 at 5:30pm |
you don't go swimming when you get a 29er i just have and i have not
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KnightMare
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 30 Mar 05 at 5:58pm |
obviously not pushing it hard enough.
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pro wannabe
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 30 Mar 05 at 9:17pm |
he went for the 29er so we could mach race!!!!!!
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Your spinni aint as big as your mouth!
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5420
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 30 Mar 05 at 10:23pm |
well that is not entilay trule i have got cold and we a cople of times
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Hector
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 03 Apr 05 at 12:52am |
Both are great boats. Both require more skill to survive than a Stratos. 29er - Sailed by younger end and generally smaller folk. Skiff sailed by bit older types and generally heavier (look at the size of Sten). So how old are 'your mates' and what size? no point in a 29er if he's 100kg but no point in a MPS if he's 65kg either. If skill might be a problem, consider a Fireball - good fleets, great competition and easy to sail from day one - get a decent secondhand one and do the worlds. For a singlehander try a Vortex - now they have an asymmetric they're pretty quick downwind but still (comparatively) stable - so easier to learn trapeze and asymmetric skills. |
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 03 Apr 05 at 8:34am |
I AGREY THEY ARE TWO HARD BOATS TO SAIL GET SOMTHING EASERY
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5420
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09 Apr 05 at 8:27am |
and also you need to mack shaw you have a crew i did not i'v had it a mother and i still have no one to sail with are there any helms or crew out there that want to sail a 29er
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Wave Rider
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09 Apr 05 at 9:01am |
I havent tried a 29er before but sail a fireball regularly so i'll give it a go maybe...............where do you sail? |
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09 Apr 05 at 11:26am |
Sten is not typical of the size of MPS owners; see the facts here; http://www.mustoskiff.com/facts-and-figures.htm Sten is too fond of food following from his Finn campaign!! Rick |
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Hector
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 09 Apr 05 at 2:39pm |
Yeh but he does win (almost) everything so it certainly ain't no handicap to be large. Of course I'll concede before you say it that he's very talented. But Kev A, Trotter, Turnbull, you and other top MPS sailors are usually not small. Even the stats on your webpage tell us that less than 16% of the fleet are under 70kg so I reckon my guess that at 65kg you're too light (and I mean to be competitive) is about right. That said, its an awesome boat, and I wouldn't want to put anyone off sailing one. I'm sure that lighter sailors can sail it and have a blast - they'll just not be as quick when it gets up a tad. Just as Sten, despite his talent, would be uncompetitive at the helm of a 29er. You gotta remember that the original question was asking for advice. Edited by Hector |
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