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HannahJ
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Topic: What to move up to? Posted: 25 Jul 05 at 6:50pm |
tis better tho, we've been through asymmetric/symmetric before... or are u just lazy?! I sail on a pond too.
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MIRROR 64799 "Dolphin"
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist hopes it will change; the realist adjusts the sail |
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Pondling
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 25 Jul 05 at 7:54pm |
im not lazy! i want some thing newer tho!!
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Sailors don't get old!!! They get a little dinghy (or skiff, or yacht...)
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Hector
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 26 Jul 05 at 2:32am |
Papercourt is too small for a 29er or a Cherub. If you're remotely serious about the Olympics you need to get into the RYA squad system asap. That means via whatever is sailed at Papercourt or regionally with good competition and that is supported by the RYA. Another factor is your size. If youre going to end up around 10st you can helm almost anything competitively, but If you're likely to end up at 15st you'd have to aim at the Finn, so would have to take the Topper - Laser -Finn route to glory. If I were you I'd sail the RS200 and if you 'can win at your club and local opens think about a move up.
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Pondling
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 26 Jul 05 at 10:16am |
i want to move up a boat - therefore i can leave the club and go to somewhere like hayling or queen mary. im about 9.5 stone and 5 ft 6 so i am a good size for crewing the 200 - i dont think im strong enough to helm it in more than a force 4. i do not want to go into a single handed boat cos they r really boring and theres no one to talk to! i think some people at my club moved up to a 29er and went to dachet...
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Sailors don't get old!!! They get a little dinghy (or skiff, or yacht...)
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tgruitt
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 26 Jul 05 at 11:08am |
200's are boring so are 400's, they're like tanks with sails. The best way to learn spinnakers is with a symmetric one, you become more sympathetic to what the spinnaker is doing and getting the best performance from it, then move onto a asymmetric once you have done the hard part with the symmetric. 420's are great to learn in or a merlin rocket is pretty good too. Just go with whatever, as long as you are sailing who cares!
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HannahJ
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 26 Jul 05 at 12:18pm |
Yeah, tis easy to sail asymmetric if u've sailed symmetric, but
not so the other way round! Asymmetrics are just big jibs n u can't go
straight downwind. Thinkin of that, can u goose-wing an asymmetric
spinnaker????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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MIRROR 64799 "Dolphin"
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist hopes it will change; the realist adjusts the sail |
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Pondling
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 26 Jul 05 at 1:24pm |
cors u can! i DONT want to sail a 420 - do any of you sail one? 200s r so cool in a f5 - when you can plane with the spinny!
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Sailors don't get old!!! They get a little dinghy (or skiff, or yacht...)
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tgruitt
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 26 Jul 05 at 1:34pm |
yeah, thats the only time they plane
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Pondling
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 26 Jul 05 at 1:47pm |
yeah... ok... true... but do you really think that im big enough for a cherub or something... there arent any clubs near me that sail them anyway!
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Sailors don't get old!!! They get a little dinghy (or skiff, or yacht...)
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Phil eltringham
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 26 Jul 05 at 4:07pm |
if you want to go for the olympics, go for the 29er as soon as possible, get into the squad and get the coaching, competition is fierce so you have to want it and work hard, you will have to move to somewhere bigger like queen mary but if its what you want it will be worth it. Just make sure whoever you sail with is as dedicated to it as you are. good luck, and keep us posted.
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