where to start

Originally posted by NickA

Want a fast asymetric trapeze boat but want to take kids and
friends out too.  Yes it's a compromise.  One I've been making myself for many
years.  

But if you must ... and some of us must:

The Vago is heavy, wobbly, not especially fast and a little hard to trapeze with ease due to a high freeboard and few places to push off from.  But many like it.

IMHO, the V3000 is better - faster, less wobbly and easier to trapeze - I can single hand mine up to F5 with the smaller jib on, but it's slow that way as you're mostly surviving.  When the weather hits F5+ recruiting a crew makes it all faster and lots more fun.   The original hyde main (supplied with laser 3000s) can be reefed and the jib can be furled.  The North main and jib (supplied with V3000s and all that are now available new) are stuck at one size.

The RS500 is perhaps too powerful, it really is a two man boat.

An RS Vario might be the answer - but there isn't much for the crew to do.

You could consider a cat, maybe?  The Dart 15 and 18 though old and ugly take one or two with ease.  Best ask on the cat pages as they'll know more than me.

Personally, I just prefer sailing monohulls.  Cats feel like cheating  .

Edited by NickA