New Dinghy but what. Help.

I hadn't thought of a laser 2000 will have a look at one of those. What's the performance of a laser 2000 like compared to a rs 400 or similar as I've seen those out.
She is also the kind of girl that would rather struggle for a month or three and have the potential of high performance, than be comfortable after 4 or 5 outings in something much easier and slower.
The little one is 6 years old, can swim and has just started in an opi floating between 2 people 40 feet apart.

Agree RS400 good boat for your requirement but, you really must become very confident in it before you let her anywhere near it. They are nothing like as stable as a dart, I know stating the obvious but having major wobbles and falling over will not make her happy.

Originally posted by kneewrecker Originally posted by iGRF RS400? sailed one?  Not for the feint hearted mate.... it's a powerful boat, a lovely one at that.

Yes, my chum/work colleague has one, sails it with his wife and I've noticed other man woman partnerships work well in it, I didn't think it was that difficult, it's a bit heavy lumbering it about but then most boats are too bloody heavy as we all know. The OP did say she might get bored and Dave sails his with his Mrs, and if he gets his daughter up front they can beat us in the Alto at times. (She's a windsurfer so has natural feel for the kite.).

So I stand by my recommendation quickest way to put folk off is to terminally bore them with something like a laser 2000 or that Vision God help them.. RS400 and get that kite up, she'll love it.

Edited by iGRF - 29 May 14 at 12:47pm

2000 or a Wayfarer?  Ladies seem to take to those classes in my experience.  They're mostly not looking to prove anything, unlike we males.  They're both actually quite nice to helm.

I'm lucky that I have 2 clubs within 15 miles of me. The closest is on the sea and the other a big emergency cooling pond. Between the 2 of them there is everything from mirrors, 505, osprey, b14, rs200, rs 400, 420, laser 2 to 49er and a load of cats mostly dart 18.
I'm 15 stone the other half is around 9.5.

I'd thought about rs 400 but what do people think about the open transom and a little one?