Proper Course hasn’t been upated for more than four years.Check out a blog named "Proper Course" by Tillerman.
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He started a new blog about the Aero at some point, but I can't find it.
Thanks, DWD. Great info. I share similar sentiments. The Aero looks like a pretty cool boat but there are more ILCA's in our area of the country. We bought a Sunfish this summer so our grandkids can learn to sail (had an amazing end of season last weekend here in Denver) so I raced it some this summer but very little Sunfish participation here which led me to thinking about an ILCA which then led to looking into the Aero. So from a pure fleet perspective the ILCA is the logical choice. Still noodling things around in my head and appreciate your perspective. Sailed once at Glendo with typical Wyo winds. Now do more fly fishing in Wyo. One of my favorite states ! Cheers !I raced Lasers extensively for 25 years then bailed and bought an Aero in 2015.
Raced the Aero in the USA and Europe for several years trying to build fleet growth in the USA west.
There only a few pockets of Aero fleets around the USA.
Gave up and sold Aero in 2018.
Raced a ILCA Master regatta this summer after 8 years out of the boat and thinking seriously about jumping back in the ILCA.
Aero is much lighter, advanced and easier to sail than ILCA, but the new ILCA MK II sail and improved rigging are a significant improvements.
I live nearby in WY and can guarantee if you want to race an Aero from CO you will be driving a loooonngg way to race against a handful of boats.
Feel free to come down anytime. You can be my guest at VSC. You may also want to check out our annual Firecracker Regatta. We open up the boats for charter. Many have used that as a testing ground to measure interest. www.viridiansailing.comThanks, Monkey-feet. Due to a schedule conflict I was not able to come down to the Wurstfest where I thought I could check out the Aero given the number of boats in the area. I have yet to see one in person as not any I can find in CO. The ILCA fleet here seems to be dwindling in participation and the few boats that hit the market are getting a little past their shelf-life. One guy bought a brand new ILCA then sold it and bought a new Melges 14. That is an interesting boat but the class association not nearly as organized as AERO ( albeit AERO Europe is very active ) and any regattas are few/far between. My thought with AERO is Dallas is a haul but have done it many times so not out of question to join the AERO festivities there on occasion. Also like the ease of launching AERO and the open transom concept. So I keep leaning toward AERO and if nothing else will have a cool boat to sail in CO. Thanks for your input. Cheers !