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    Posted: 23 Jun 06 at 9:08pm
The rs200 seems a good option! I'm slightly biased as the owner of one (a proud owner I must add!) but I find it's brilliant for sailing with beginners as the boat is very responsive and the sheet loads relatively light without sacrificing performance.

There is also a really healthy open circuit with large numbers attending and the boat performs very well within a handicap fleet so there's definitely racing potential too!
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what about a topper omega or xenon
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Thanks for all the great advice.  As javelin suggested I looked at the topper Xenon, it looks pretty good, anybody got any experience of one?  is it faster than the RS200?

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no way is it faster than a 200
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Try a Tasar. Very light, no kite so simple (ish) for a relative beginner, and deceptively rapid. Well worth a look, I'd say.

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Originally posted by NeilP

Try a Tasar. Very light, no kite so simple (ish) for a relative beginner, and deceptively rapid. Well worth a look, I'd say.


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Have you thought of looking at the RS Vision? Several members at our club have gone for it and it seems a good boat for cruising, a bit more stable and more like a tradidional 'boat' in feel (although not looks) than the RS200, and certainly more comfortable!

But it depends a bit on where you are going to sail. Do you want to tap into the expertise already at your club and go for something others sail? That way you can get to try things out before deciding.
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I found the Tasar very easy to sail, but if you want to be competitive, you'll have to put a lot of work in. Just like most proper boats really. Who wants a boat you can master inside a week?? SMOD sailors sign here!!
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agree with Neil P

the tasar is a bit like bass guitar- easy to get in and do something but hard to be a master. So it is a boat that can take you from your first day to a fairly technical level of sailing with fun all the way!

depends on your budget.Older tasars under a grand can still be worth looking at.

It is very light and you can car top it on a larger car with a super wide roof rack

RS200 is quite tricky to sail anyway- harder than the bigger 400. A well sailed tasar will eat a 200 as you will see from the PY.

but if you want to have spinnaker practice then the laser2000 is a good starting boat with some sense of resale. Bit pricier.

another budget boat to get you going would be a laser 2 fun- no kite or trap but you could upgrade later.

the newer topper boats are going to be quite expensive because they haven't been on the market all that long.

You could always look at wayfarers, enterprises or GP14s,larks,  merlins etc but (at the risk of lots of abuse) , sailing has moved on a bit IMHO!
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