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gordon1277 
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 Topic: New Dinghy but what. Help.Posted: 29 May 14 at 1:53pm |
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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.
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Medway Maniac
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Posted: 29 May 14 at 2:19pm |
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Admittedly I've only sailed them in Minorca, i.e. without body armour, but we found we were getting quite beaten up by the RS400. There seemed to be lots of hard objects we kept bumping into, collecting bruises. The 2k was bliss by comparison in that respect.
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canoeslicer
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Posted: 29 May 14 at 4:14pm |
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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. |
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kneewrecker
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Posted: 29 May 14 at 4:18pm |
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slower, duller, more stable and infinitely more comfortable.... you can also fit a trap to it for sh*ts and giggles, although I don't think this is 'class legal'. It's a great boat, if a tad heavy, but essentially a good family racer/cruiser.
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ChrisB14
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Posted: 29 May 14 at 4:22pm |
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With exception of The Little One, our requirements were very similar to yours and ended us up with a B14. Fun boat :-)
But clearly that isn't a boat you would want to pack a small child onto, but I that will be true for the RS 400 as well. I would also expect it to be true for any boat rightfully carrying the attribute "high performance".
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Medway Maniac
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Posted: 29 May 14 at 4:23pm |
Then maybe it should be the 400 after all. But wear a wetsuit! The 2k is, as kneewrecker says, appreciably slower/less powerful. Ideally, I guess, you'd try both. I'm not sure the speed difference is that apparent until you start comparing with boats alongside you. Most clubs will have them sailing in different fleets, sailing different courses, so that's something else to consider.
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canoeslicer
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Posted: 29 May 14 at 5:04pm |
I really like the look of the B14 always have, I'd love one but will have to wait as no good for the little one. |
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jaydub
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Posted: 29 May 14 at 6:43pm |
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I'd go for the RS400. At 24.5 stone you will be very big for a 2000. The 400 is powerful but actually reasonably well mannered. As others have said, get a trial sail first.
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rb_stretch
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Posted: 29 May 14 at 9:22pm |
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With similar requirements I ended up with an Albacore. So far so good, however I have 3 little-uns so waiting until they can swim before I take them out.
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canoeslicer
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Posted: 29 May 14 at 9:22pm |
That's a very good point. What's there stability like compared with say a 420 or laser 3000 as I've said both those a lot until I got the Dart Hawk. |
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