sgam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> Hi, I'm an inexperienced sailer in Melbourne (in Parkdale) - I've done
> an afternoon or two on friend's yachts, including one Australia Day
> race down to Geelong. I live near the beach in a block of flats and
> there's a sailing club or two nearby. Anyway, I was chatting to a
> customer (I work in retail) about boats and mentioned I was starting
> to think about getting a little hobie cat or similar, and he said he
> had this little Lazy E at his place that really needed a good home
> (and a little paint).
>
> So two questions.
>
> 1. What's a lazy E like to sail - especially given I'm basically an
> experienced novice? Would I be better finding out which class the
> local club specialises in?
>
> 2. Storage options - what's a local club likely to charge for
> member****p and storage of said boat, or is it possible to suspend it
> in a car****t above my car (but having no towbar on the car that's not
> a great solution)?
>
They apparently race E's at Elwood in Victoria.
http://www.elwoodsc.com/
They also call them National E's. There are a few similar (English) Jack
Holt designs, I would call them seaworthy, robust, sensible, good for
cold waters and a broad range of conditions... that's Melbourne in my
book. Not the fastest, but hey you can ride a bike as fast as most
dinghies most of the time even though it doesn't seem so on the water.
It's probably a bit heavy for cartopping and any boat might leave rust
trails. If you got it on the car it would be no more battle to raise it
in your rafters but there might be a height problem as they are fairly
deep boats. Ask at Parkdale (I sailed there in Javelins once - some of
the Javelin blokes called them Easy Lays - they might have had a fleet),
any club will be glad to talk and help/advise. I bet they will be much
more helpful and objective than a hi fi shop. I reckon the E would be a
good choice in your position - just look at what it costs, where they
are sailed, how many others there are, storage etc. Many clubs are not
too happy to store boats which will not be raced or at least used
frequently. These days there is a premium on storage space.
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