Tiger Cub anyone?

tenuki · #1 (**permalink**) 10-30-2007

What do you guys think of it? I'm curious about it because it will be possible to single hand, which limits my choices for these kinda boats to something like the J80.

Giulietta · #2 (**permalink**) 10-30-2007

I think you should stay off SA.....

tenuki · #3 (**permalink**) 10-30-2007

hahahah, no, really, what do you think? I'm curious. I used to sail lake scows and love the planing and speed of these junkie boats. But I sail puget sound now, so the cold waters mean I would rather not dump. i've been eyeing the Melges 24 but too hard to single hand due to low keel weight, really made for racing with a crew of 4. Tiger Cub looks like you can run it single handed ok. light enough to really plane quick, but a ballast ratio of .48 and deeep keel, 6' for that size boat.

Giulietta · #4 (**permalink**) 10-30-2007

You want fun dry and fast?

Benetau 25
Brenta 30

tenuki · #5 (**permalink**) 10-30-2007

cool, I'll put the bendy 25 on my list to look at (farr design! and in the ballpark price wise new).

I'm just fantasy shopping right now, but in a few years if my (now 6yr old) son starts crewing for me I can imagine dropping my more stable old cruiser/racer and switching to something faster and more impractical.

I'm pretty sure I don't want anything over 25 feet, I hate losing the dinghy feel.

J80 is on my list too FYI, yes I know it's over 25 feet.

So you do/don't like the tiger cub, and why?

CharlieCobra · #6 (**permalink**) 10-30-2007

I went aboard the FT-7.5's big brother, the FT-10 but the wife didn't like it. If I had the funds to campaign a race only boat, I'd probably get the FT-10. Easier to handle then the Melges 32 and comparable in performance.

tenuki · #7 (**permalink**) 10-30-2007

ya, I saw a FT10 the other day, too big for my tastes, but the I saw the cub on SA and the wheels started to turn...

CharlieCobra · #8 (**permalink**) 10-30-2007

True, you'd need 1150 lbs of crew to be competitive with the FT-10. The 7.5 is supposed to be good with 3-4 crew max.

bobmcgov · #9 (**permalink**) 10-30-2007

Just curious: what happens to all the old Mini 650 Transat boats once they're no longer judged "competitive"? They can't all go to Melbourne, can they? Cuz those suckers are totally designed to go fast singlehanded. They've been beaten like a rented mule, but if you're okay with that you might find a ten-year-old one for a decent price. Brute simple, self-righting, and the fastest 21 feet on one hull.

tenuki · #10 (**permalink**) 10-31-2007

this was an interesting idea until I did a quick search and found several for 90k and up. then i realized if anything ever needed replacing it would either be impossible or custom expensive. hull repair? let's see, do I know how to do carbon fiber? oops. the new production boats I'm looking at range from 30-60k.

But man, a mini 6.5 would be the perfect boat for what I want, except for the small cockpit.