On Apr 9, 10:58 am, Zephyr <davedejo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On Apr 9, 10:13 am, bertbarndoor <bertbarnd...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> where on Lake Ontario do you sail?
> there is a club in Toronto, (that you may know about,) and a number of
> My 2 cents... I like the GO line alot for someone trying to
> progress. its a good comprimise between stability and fun. You can
> get a GO really going, and its not so narrow that you will spend the
> bulk of your time in rather than on the water.
> If you are serious about getting into the sport you will ultimately
> want to get 2 boards (maybe 3 or 4 or 7 :) ), one for lighter wind,
> and one for stronger wind.
> if you are in the golden horseshoe a 140 ish litre board with a 7-8
> metre sail will definitly server you well, another plus about such a
> kit. Starboard isn't the only one that makes a nice progress oriented
> board, anything in the 135 - 140 litre range with a bit of a eva deck
> could serve well for you.
Hi and thanks for the info. I will be sailing mostly in Ottawa at
Brittania Beach I suppose, as well as trips to Kingston for Lake
Ontario. The only thing that worries me about the GO is the lack of
center board and extreme width. It has even been mentioned in this
thread that I would be doing myself a disservice by purchasing a board
without a center board. Some have also said that the GO is just a bit
too 'beginnerish' to serve as an intermediate cross-over. I dunno,
others have said that it is great for both. Does Starboard make a GO
board with a center board? You mention a few other manufacturers in
the general space I am looking at. Any boards you are thinking about
specifically so that I can go read up on them? Thanks,
Rob
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