RS 800 ???

My friend and I, are looking to break free from our boaring old Lasers and move to something a little more exiting. We're both 16 years old, I weigh about 70kg's and I'm 170cm tall. My crew is roughly the same.

I currently sail my laser at squad level, but have sailed plenty of other boats (RS 400, Laser 4000 ect.) However i only have limited trapezing experience. My crew is great out on the wire, having crewed a 4000 for a number of years.

we will be sailing the boat on coastal waters. From the sale of our lasers, I dont think money will be much of a problem, we should have at least 6000 between us.

We live in scotland, so there's not really much of an 800 fleet. However the scottish skiff series, should keep us entertained.

Is the 800 the right boat for us?

I know somebody is gona say Cherub, but I don't want to spend the rest of my life in the garage repairing it!

Other suggestions and advice would be greatly appreciated.  

Thanks

if you told us your reasons for choosing an rs800 over other boats then we might be able to help a bit more.

what was your criteria for choosing boats? (this will allow us to suggest other possibilities)

doublehanded options, rs800, laser5000, 49er(?) rs500(?) how about a 29er? great youth scene, im your weight and helm and it didnt affect our performance much....

singlehander options, rs600, rs300, rs700 (if money allows), blaze (?)

between the two of you your about the right weight for a 29er, just you could do with being 5kg less and your crew 5kg more. however, the weight wont affect you. i would suspect the 29er may be more 'twitchy' than the 800 (not sailed a 800 but the 29er has a less stable hull and is fully battened.

RE the 4000 and 500 being too tame, i totally agree. they are both great boats but dont give quite the adrenaline rush us 'youfs' need

yes you would be light for the laser5000 but you will probably put on weight over the next year or two. my only reason for suggesting this was that it was a very cheap twin wire boat which you could sail together for a while to make sure you enjoy that type of boat. however you seem confident you want to so in this instance i would say an 800 looks a great buy. from what i can gather they are a relatively easy boat to sail (considering the type).

keep us updated on what you decide and if your going to look at one then try posting up here for advice on what to look for, there are 3 or 4 rs800 sailors on here who im sure would be happy to help (possibly even look at the boat with you for a pint or two....).

above all, enjoy