I have to admit I now understand a couple of the points of view about the 300 way more clearly after about 3 hours of sailing. The boat is so rewarding to sail correctly, however on a small Gusty lake I can see how the challenge factor of the boat is going to be huge.
It is a real challenge to do simple things, such as tack effectively and quickly (although gybing seemed somewhat easier), but I hope that through a lot of practice I should be able to get good at doing these. In terms of control the boat is very simple and well set up, I understand the philosophy of kicker, kicker and more kicker; it controls all of the power in the rig and very simply changes the sail shape hugely and it is really noticeable when sailing.
Balance was always going to be a challenge on the lake, but I feel it really is going to be a struggle, however I suppose it's going to make my wind awareness and gust response fairly good I would hope. This is definitely going to be the area where (initially) I need to work on most.
Overall: The boat is amazing, it's so fast in the gusts and very rewarding to sail well. It is also rather a lot of effort to keep going fast!!! It's going to be a challenge/ 'uphill struggle' to get going well. BUT I LOVE IT!
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