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#54076 08/09/05 04:10 PM 08/09/05 04:10 PM |
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#54077 11/12/05 05:29 PM 11/12/05 05:29 PM |
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 306 St. Louis, MO hobienick
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Posts: 306 St. Louis, MO | Depending on how much you weigh an H16 would be good. You can solo or bring crew, they are able to take a beating, there are lots of fleets around the world for racing, and you can find them and parts for cheap (under $1000 USD on a trailor).
Nick
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Previous Boats '84 H16 '82 H18 Magnum '74 Pearson 30 St. Louis, MO
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#54078 12/05/05 03:20 PM 12/05/05 03:20 PM |
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Posts: 1,187 38.912, -95.37 | Phoenix, If you dont get a reply here (from your peers) I'd go to the open forum and find a "poster" from UK, send them a PM asking what the boat options are. Seems as though Darts are popular over there. Good Luck!
John H16, H14
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#54079 04/10/06 11:00 PM 04/10/06 11:00 PM | Anonymous
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Unregistered | I am buying a Mystere 4.3 for me to train my 12 year old grand daughter on. Doug Snell Hobie 17 Soon to be Mystere 4.3 www.tcdyc.com | | | Re: Chooseing a cat
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#54080 09/11/06 02:01 AM 09/11/06 02:01 AM |
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 5 pitchpoleheaven
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Posts: 5 | maybee a dart 15 would be good there single handed.
Andy
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#54081 04/15/08 01:16 AM 04/15/08 01:16 AM |
Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 65 Geelong, Victoria, Australia millex5
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Posts: 65 Geelong, Victoria, Australia | if you want to race, or have a cruising option, Buy an F16. hobie cats are popular, but unreliable, and prone to pitchpoling. they perform badly upwind, and are not that fast. F16 is the class, baby.
Alex Millington Taipan 4.9 - Ragnarok | | | Re: Chooseing a cat
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#54082 04/15/08 02:24 AM 04/15/08 02:24 AM |
Joined: May 2006 Posts: 1,383 Kingston SE South Australia JeffS
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Posts: 1,383 Kingston SE South Australia | G'day I'm way over 16 but we have a sundance 14ft at our club and during our "Lobster Regatta" a 16 year old took that 15km down the coast in 20-25knotts with bullets in a reasonable swell it impressed us all and he nearly won on handicap. regards
Jeff Southall Current boats Nacra 5.8 1703 Animal Scanning Services Nacra 5.8 1667 Ram Raider Nacra 18 Square Arrow 1576
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