Cheap fast cheerful next step from sailboard?
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onepointfivethumbs
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laser
spankoka
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Yup, Laser. However, maybe you could join a club and sail without having to actually own your own boat.
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Ah the Laser, of course and by default. And Bruce just having passed on a couple weeks ago. Imagine a club with a fleet of Lasers one could rent. Nope - gotta buy in. There are about 34 of them there by my count half of them racing on a good night. Speed is what's lacking for me - not sure I saw one break 9.5 in Enoshima the other day, and in what was to my eye some decent wind.
But thank you; have been giving it consideration all the same.
But thank you; have been giving it consideration all the same.
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martin 'hoff
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So you want to go fast.
Sitting/hiking, consider a foiler - UFOs and Waszps -- and while not as cheap as a 2nd hand laser, you can find some opportunities.
If you are up for trapezing, options include a Musto Skiff, Swift Solo, or single-hand a 29er.
There are some sitting/hiking skiffs (RS 100).
All these discussed in this forum aplenty.
Sitting/hiking, consider a foiler - UFOs and Waszps -- and while not as cheap as a 2nd hand laser, you can find some opportunities.
If you are up for trapezing, options include a Musto Skiff, Swift Solo, or single-hand a 29er.
There are some sitting/hiking skiffs (RS 100).
All these discussed in this forum aplenty.
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I suppose it is a relative term, but in my own context, a person who can justify spending high four figures on a leisure item is 'rich'.
I must confess though that I posed the question in part to sanity-check my initial thought which was: single-handed catamaran. Not sure how it would go over at the club - not sure I care at this point.
I must confess though that I posed the question in part to sanity-check my initial thought which was: single-handed catamaran. Not sure how it would go over at the club - not sure I care at this point.
I have a 4.5m Nacra cat that some ex windsurfing buddies also enjoy. Paid about as much for it as for a couple of windsurfing sails. Less that I paid for a board in the 90s.
Not as fast, but we crash less. And can actually tack the cat, which is nice. Sail in lighter winds than we used to windsurf in - but we got silly with little 4.0 sails on wave boards for a while.
Edit - just saw the other suggestions for a cat. So I second those suggestions
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And you're likely not going to find that endorphin rush if you're comfortable playing on a 4.0. I used to live for flat water speed runs at Bird Island and the Brownsville ditch. Sold the J/22 because it was so damn slow and boring that it rarely got used. Even our Hobie seemed tame by comparison. But I got old and one adjusts.
But yeah, consider a multihull. In addition to the cats, there's also the Weta trimaran. I call mine a floating Barcalounger. Or Barcaloafer. Damn comfy and one gets the sensation of speed. But it's all relative.
Alan Crawford
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International Canoe (get a good one for the price of a good used Laser and orders of magnitude more fun)
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Thanks for the great ideas - much to think on.
Keelboats: Man is that buyers market up here - "take my 70s era Tanzer 22, please." Especially in the fall. Too much bother for me at this time. (non-sailing wife, non-sailing kids, non-sailing house) Besides I get my fix helping friends with theirs - I come away smiling to myself, thinking "I can just walk away."
Used cats seem like good value if sound. Weta is cool too. Will check out N4.5 and IC.
Laser guy Emilio: Point made - well done.
This has actually lead to another criterion. Mast stepped and hand-launched by one. That's a bit of a concern maybe with the cats.
Keelboats: Man is that buyers market up here - "take my 70s era Tanzer 22, please." Especially in the fall. Too much bother for me at this time. (non-sailing wife, non-sailing kids, non-sailing house) Besides I get my fix helping friends with theirs - I come away smiling to myself, thinking "I can just walk away."
Used cats seem like good value if sound. Weta is cool too. Will check out N4.5 and IC.
Laser guy Emilio: Point made - well done.
This has actually lead to another criterion. Mast stepped and hand-launched by one. That's a bit of a concern maybe with the cats.
spankoka
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TheDragon
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Most bored board sailers move on to kitesurfing.
Blaise
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I am picking up a weta and bringing it to Hamilton ON this weekend. Feel free to reach out to me if you want to try it.
