boat advice with young kids

All above good comments.....I have a Stratos (not a tank, great fun in heavy weather...... I enjoy sailing it just as much as my ISO !) and it is great for the family. You will probably get one for about £4500  - £6000. Keel version extra but much more stable. Probably the most flexible of the lot but is as heavy as a wayfarer but this has never caused me a great problem(reasonable wayfarer would cost less). L2000 good but smaller and roughly as expensive second hand (better attendance at Class Association events), Vision about same size as the 2000 and having sailed one seems quite good for what it is. Omega........not my personal favourite as we have them for our Youth section and don't really let them out in anything above a F4.

Have a test sail.....see what local clubs sail but any of the above would suit main thing is get out on the water !

 

Another option, just to throw a spanner in the works, if you want a plastic boat, there is the Laser Bahia. Probabley sized between a 2k and a stratos, and could be wrong but i think you can put an outboard on it.

Laser 16 would be a good choice and they are starting to really come down in price! They are well built stable carry at least 6 people and bloody good at what they do!

i'd say go for the bahia or the vision just as they are both quite stable.

but as i've actually sailed the bahia in a few different windstrengths i'd say that it is probably a good option for you.

Adam

stratos are good family boat with lots of room and a centre console seat. easy to right to, with the flooding tank system

although expensive in my opinion they represent good value for money alot of boat for the money.

the laser 16 is a good buy but rarely come on the market but in my opinion would say the stratos would be perfect, if not a little on the heavy side.  But depend on where you are launching from really.

Edited by Kudlinski