CVRDA

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by stu</i> <br />thank heavens 14ft recommended max, as 7500 tacks on a plank would be totally pl...

Recently a friend with a Laser 2000 (yes I know, not evan an old boat) found he could no longer get comprehensive new for old insurance. This because no-one can supply masts for Laser 2000 anymore!

john./

When I was the same size Rupert is now, (28 years and 4 stone ago) I _loved_ sailing our school OK. That was a composite but was not hugely fast - another club member had a plastic OK with metal mast that I was very jealous of. I'd go for it Rupert if I were you - there is nothing more challenging o...

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It is Sail No 489, and is available to view on 2nd October (Apparantly). ebay index no 2491117177

john./

Hi; Rupert is absolutly right - you have to have a boat you can sail easily if you have tots with you. My tots (10, 8 and 5 now), saved up their pocket money and bought themselves a Mirror, and love sailing it together. And I enjoy sailing it to - with all three sails it is quite - entertaining - . ...

Wow! Zooks! Lots of people wanted it - its gone for 1071 quid - hugely expensive I think.

Thanks for your views Alan - space and pace is what I am looking for.

john./

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by chris</i> <br />Merlins have plenty of space under the boom but they'll keep you on your toes ...

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has anuone here sailed a Mirror 16? As there is a nice looking (but very ugly) one on ebay right now. So what are they like to sail? And when were they built? I can not find anything about them using google, they dont seem to have a class association. So no one loves them, it seems.

john./

Hi; My sons and I cleaned up in the "3 people in a 2 person boat" category in February this year... in our Lark, Sail No 381. An orriginal Jb lark with a good racing setup, Good sails except for the tired spinnaker. And some old Suggit Sails which are probably more in the spirit of the CVR...