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Phil eltringham
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Topic: Best 2 person small pond class? Posted: 13 Aug 05 at 3:18pm |
my old club was about 13 acres and we sailed 200's on there fine, in fact because they had a taller rig than just about everything else (lake was surrounded by trees) they were the most competative boat there.
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kasey3000
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Aug 05 at 9:22pm |
I have used my 200 at Lakeside which is 75 acres, along witha buzz and a 4tonner....so you can use asymmetric on small lakes no problem! As well as symmetrics....as long as you know what you're doing, you can sail pretty much everything on a little lake!....an 18ft skiff mite be the exception! Kasey |
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stuarthop
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Aug 05 at 7:52pm |
i wouldnt say that i sailed mine at corus colors which is only about 25 acres with no trouble
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redback
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Aug 05 at 7:34pm |
A nice boat the 200 but no good on small ponds due to asymmetric. The suggestions of Grad, Firefly, N12 and Albacore are good. The Scorpion is a lovely boat but again a spinnaker is difficult to use effectively in really confined waters, although symetrical is better than an asymmetric.
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Olly4088
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Aug 05 at 8:22am |
I totally agree. I have a 200 and it is great. I sail it with my girlfriend who is fairly new to sailing. The good thing with the 200 is that even the older ones are totally sound. I have sail number 207 which in rs terms is the 7th boat and it is still competitive, Also with 200s there are very few things that have changed over the years. |
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Blobby
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 12 Aug 05 at 1:57am |
I have been sailing with my son (now 7) for the last 2 years in a 420. At first glance it would appear to meet your needs... |
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stuarthop
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 11 Aug 05 at 5:39pm |
scorpion? can pick them up quite cheap some older boats are built from fibre glass as are some of the newer 1s. can take a large range of weights due to the raking rig allowing the mast to be raked back when it gets windy to depower the boat. |
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Jack Sparrow
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 30 Jul 05 at 2:08pm |
National 12. ( paper dart / Tigres / Design 8 )
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Rupert
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 30 Jul 05 at 10:16am |
My automatic reply would have to be a Firefly, as they are rarely beaten on the water by Lasers in small spaces, but you will struggle to find a decent plastic one for £1500. A faster boat on Handicap, which suits inland waters very well indeed, is the Albacore. In a blow you will struggle at that weight, but for 90% of the time inland you will fly. (On small puddles, spinnakers are fun, but you will rarely see them genuinely paying on handicap.) National 12 also a great boat inland, and for £1500 you will get a perfect non double bottom version which will be as quick inland as a modern one in almost all conditions. Make sure you read the blurb on their site concerning which design to buy. 1970's and 80's Merlins also excellent, once spinnaker work is up to it, but again they will be wooden.
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Wave Rider
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jul 05 at 10:29pm |
Grad's are quite nice to sail!
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