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Trapeze boat

  • 24-03-2005 12:15am
    #1
    Felstorm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 69 ✭✭


    Bit of a long shot but would anyone know where i could get al loan of/have a go on a trapese boat e.g. 420. Its kinda critical for the Instructor course pre assesment that i hope to be doing in a bit.


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  • #2
    jbjwilliams
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭jbjwilliams


    There are open sail days with 49er's on every so ofter (usually out of Dun Laoire) and you will get practice there. Or you could try and emailing the DMYC to try and get crewing for someone in their Frostbite series.
    good luck,


  • #3
    Spinnaker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 482 ✭✭Spinnaker


    I think Glenans still have 420s at their base in Collanmore (Wesport)

    Also i believe an infomal club called "Sailing in Dublin" or SID based out of the coalquay in Dunlaoighre might have one


  • #4
    TJM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 548 ✭✭✭TJM


    Irish National Sailing School on the West Pier in Dun Laoghaire have Laser 2's for rental that will do the job. Since when is the pre-assessment done in a trapeze boat? I did mine in a Laser 2000 without trapeze - admittedly two years ago now.


  • #5
    Felstorm
    Closed Accounts Posts: 69 ✭✭Felstorm


    it says it should be done in a three sailed boat with trapese but it also says alot of other things and according to a friend of mine who did it last year he barely got asked half the things on the test


  • #6
    TJM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 548 ✭✭✭TJM


    I found that the easiest boat to do the preassessment in was the Laser 2000 - as a hard chined boat, it tracked nicely even without a rudder, making the rudderless sailing quite easy. I'd say that a fireball would also be relatively well behaved for the rudderless sailing. Something like the 420 / Laser 2 might be more difficult for rudderless -those boats, with their rounder turns, are probably slightly more difficult to balance using the sails / trim / heel alone.

    As for the other stuff - it's true that you're only asked a small fraction of what's supposedly on the syllabus. The trick is knowing which fraction. The RYA Yachtmaster illustrated quick reference is very useful for any background meteorology, nav., rules of the road etc. that you might need.


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