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    Posted: 17 May 05 at 10:30pm
We have a fleet of 32 Lasr 2000's at Weir Wood, (including 2 club boats).  It's a very good all round boat.  Simple as that.
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The 2000 is deffinately a good starter boat, but then so is the vision. Out of the two boats the 2000 is the one to go for if your looking for a good class association with a mixture of a competitive racing circuit and a successful cruising/gaming section. As for the vision it is yet to establish itself as a class.
Also if you consider the second hand price of the 2000, they hold their value for a long time, (4 year old boats can still make up to £5k).
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well 3 new 2000's just turned up at my club this weekend all with different owners makes a fleet of  10 or 11 thats got to be one of the biggest fleets! great starter boat me thinks !
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the 2000s have some excellent class racing events around the country (typically 15-20 boats for Millennium Series events), very close racing at the front of the fleet, but newcomers and young sailors are very welcome they make a real affort to embrace all ... they also have many opens at clubs with growing fleets, as well as 'L2K Play' family cruising events, and several coaching events a year aimed at introducing people to class racing ... their Nationals is a 'family week' again this year

a good second hand 2000 will be a better buy than a new Vision, in terms of depreciation

visit www.laser2000.lasersailing.com for details (PY etc)
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I'm interested in the original question here.

Which is the better choice? The Vision has the advantage of being a lot
cheaper, which is appealing.

Does anyone have any PY figures for the two boats? Be interesting to have
proof as to which is faster.

Thanks
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yes and they get in every ones way when they are doingit can they go no a seprat cours

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Cats don't tack they bang corners! Most are a blast though

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cats are grate fun but when the wind is light all you can do is sit there you can not roll tack or anything

 
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Originally posted by Pierre

YOU ALL WITNESSED THAT>  HURRICANE SAID GETTING A MONOHULL IS ALRIGHT!!!!

someone noticed!!! lol well we all have to start somewhere!!

It is my believe that your 2nd boat should always be a cat, but i will admit to laser sailing in the winter

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the vision looks lik it shood be a cruser it is so big and has less power than a snale the laser 2000 looks like it would be good fun in a blow stable but a lot of speed for this kind of boat

 
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