Sailing

The Too Fast crew also race sailing boats, the current one is a Dart 18 catamaran, which I sail on the Solent and Datchet Sailing club, fantastic fun.

The Dart 18 is a simple boat with 2 x 18ft long hulls about a foot wide, connected by 2 aluminium poles with a nylon trampoline in the middle.

Its designed to be sailed by two people but I have raced solo. The helm sits at the back and looks after the steering and the main sail, while the crewman hooks up to a steel wire hanging from the mast and hangs over the side to keep things level and looks after the jib.

If you live in the London area and want to try it then go to Datchet reservoir near Windsor and book a lesson at Datchet Watersport.

Too Fast For You.com Rating
Adrenalin 4 out of 10 - Fast enough to overtake wind surfers
Injury 1 out of 10 - Rubber underwear and a life vest, pretty safe
Expense 4 out of 10 - cheap at entry level, could get expensive as the boats get bigger

Very wet but surprisingly good fun