At 01:50 16 July 2020, wrote:
What differences are found between the Ventus C 17.6 and the
Ventus 2bx?

As others have said, very different gliders, so hard to make a like for
like comparison, but I'll try:

- Ventus C is a 15m/17.6m glider, and (provided you have the tips)
can fly in either configuration. The V2b is pure 15m. If comparing the
15m variants, the V2b is a big improvement.
- Ventus C is early generation glass, great in it's day, Ventus 2b, 2nd
generation which was better in many ways, particularly slow speed
handling
- Ventus C's stall/spin characteristics are less forgiving than the Ventus

2 (particularly with 15m tips on). I'm unaware of any such issues with
V2 variants
- Dry, in weak conditions, the 17.6m Ventus C may have better
performance than the 15m V2b. At speed, ballasted, in better
conditions, the V2b is probably better even with 5m less wing.
However, the V2b is still very good in weak conditions.

It has been a long time since I flew the Ventus C, and in it's day I loved

it. My recent experience is mainly in Ventus 2c, rather than the 15m
'2b' but I have enough time in the 2b to say that if I had the choice
between the two, at an affordable/similar price it would be the 2b
every time.

Good luck with whatever you choose.

Al