Anyone got one of these cluttering up their garage that they don't want?

Preferably with all bits & trailer etc although I know I could put it on the roof of the wagon - but I'm small & weedy & lazy

 

PTMW, what do you want one of those 'orrible things for - it's like sitting in a waterfall

- I'll have a look @ the club noticeboard this w/e - where are you based?

- Sempers.

 

'cos I haven't been out in ages, don't want to buy new & too frightened of a Hobycat

Should be good enough fun for me - wife won't go

I'm based in Cambs but have a Wagon & a tow-bar

I also realise that there's not much open water in Cambs, but folks live on the NW coast of Donegal where there is the whole Atlantic & lots of wind

 

Puff,

You also have Grafham water - very large bit of inland pond, complete with sailing club etc.,

I shall have a shufti - Are you set on a LII, or just a reasonably cheap, not too scary singlehander? (LII seems an odd choice for singlehanded sailing )

Based west of london, sail at datchet water (another inland res), in a really silly boat (49er)

- sempers

 

What's odd with it?

OK - so it's nearly 20 years since I used one of them but it was fine for me solo, wet bum & all. Prefer trying to run 2 sails over 1. May be talking cr@p!

Open to suggestions though ???

Learnt in a Mirror (#1074!!) & quite used to Force 6 in that - which is fun

 

Puff, YHM.

I also started in a mirror, then a minisail, then some dabbling with Lasers, then Javelin, Nat12, Solo, OK (&dabbling in larks), ISO (front thereof), RS600, recently to the 49er. Truly awesome bit of kit.

 

sempers, you got a 49er then?
Where are you based, would love to have a go
I am in Poole/Bournemouth.
Started in Mirrors/Miracle at the age of about 13, got a topper then a 420, spent years in 420's, did Darts for a few year, bit of F18s and now J24s. Love crewing, hate helming
Give me a wire and kite and I'm off.

Never really liked the look of the LaserII, I guess it's good for single handed but as a two man boat it seemed a bit small.

Edited to say I know where you are based now after reading the post

Me and a mate are tempted to get back into dinghy/skiff style sailing, J24s are great but I so miss the trapeze


[Edited by RichB - 3/15/2002 3:40:19 PM]

 

Puff,

From Yachts and Yachting (aka Intersail)

http://www.intersail.co.uk/ (buy a boat link)

LaserII, excellent condition, combi trailer, top/bottom covers, new jib/spi, priced to sell,
£1500 Tel 0207 281 1520.

 

Indeed I have.

Funnily enough my crew's buggering off on holiday for a large chunk of april - not that it's ever a problem to find peeps to play in one

- Sempers.

 

What is the ideal crew weight for a 49er, as in bloke up front not total crew weight?

 

Difficult to define - around 140-160kg's all up, crew does all the physical work; so min (60?) helm, max crew(80+) (so long as it's muscle mass).

On the other hand, the boat's quite inclined to stick the nose in downwind, so it's nice to have a little lard in the back corner

Practically, I think they tend to be reasonably evenly matched (we're about 78 helm and 74 crew); as you're both on wires it matters less where the weight is.

- Mark.

 

I'll take my 95kgs and sit on the side of the J24 for a bit longer then
*cough* lardboy *cough*

 

Rich

Thanks for that lead. Bit more expensive than I was thinking

However, I've still got my Halifax shares not doing much - wonder if I should cash in & buy that?

Let me talk to my "financial controller"

 

I'm not too heavy

10.5 stone wet (dunno kgs )

 

Puff,

Nothing at datchet - one for 2300

sempers