Laser or OK or...?

   Hi all

I'm looking to change the Enterprise I currently sail for a singlehander but I'm struggling to think which one.

I sail on a small, extremely shifty lake, I'm 5'9" and 74kg, happy to go up or down a few kg if required. I'm pretty fit and don't mind being towards the lower end of the weight range for whatever class. Budget is around £2.5k and I can't have a wood boat. I'll mainly be club sailing but if I went to an open meeting I'd prefer not to be outclassed in terms of equipment before I even start.

I don't want a really fast boat, I had an RS300 before the Ent, great boat but I found it didn't really work for me. In light winds I struggled to hold off the more conventional boats, in medium - fresh winds I was off like a rocket and didn't see any other boats til I came round to lap them, and in heavy winds it was too much of a handful due to the above mentioned shifty winds.

In the main, the singlehanders sailed at the club are Streakers and Comets, a Streaker would make sense but an epoxy one is out of my price range, and when I sailed one I wasn't keen on the rig or the internal layout, and I'd prefer something a bit quicker.

If I draw the performance line at something no slower than an Ent, that leaves me with a Laser or OK, but I'm open to suggestions. 

Ignoring issues of finding one with the right rig for my weight, and some posts I have seen on their forum complaining about the PY, I'm leaning heavily towards the OK as it seems to have more about it than a Laser. Does anyone have any experience of the OK and how it compares to a Laser or other options?

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Jamie600 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 14 Jun 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 718	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jamie600 Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Laser or OK or...? Posted: 08 Feb 16 at 12:55pm
	Hi all I'm looking to change the Enterprise I currently sail for a singlehander but I'm struggling to think which one. I sail on a small, extremely shifty lake, I'm 5'9" and 74kg, happy to go up or down a few kg if required. I'm pretty fit and don't mind being towards the lower end of the weight range for whatever class. Budget is around £2.5k and I can't have a wood boat. I'll mainly be club sailing but if I went to an open meeting I'd prefer not to be outclassed in terms of equipment before I even start. I don't want a really fast boat, I had an RS300 before the Ent, great boat but I found it didn't really work for me. In light winds I struggled to hold off the more conventional boats, in medium - fresh winds I was off like a rocket and didn't see any other boats til I came round to lap them, and in heavy winds it was too much of a handful due to the above mentioned shifty winds. In the main, the singlehanders sailed at the club are Streakers and Comets, a Streaker would make sense but an epoxy one is out of my price range, and when I sailed one I wasn't keen on the rig or the internal layout, and I'd prefer something a bit quicker. If I draw the performance line at something no slower than an Ent, that leaves me with a Laser or OK, but I'm open to suggestions. Ignoring issues of finding one with the right rig for my weight, and some posts I have seen on their forum complaining about the PY, I'm leaning heavily towards the OK as it seems to have more about it than a Laser. Does anyone have any experience of the OK and how it compares to a Laser or other options?
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