rs200 crew weight

400's are priced pretty well, there has been a massive fall in price in second hand ones over the past year, but only because ldc are now turning them out again after a long period of faffing about with the moulds going on holiday. I sold mine 2 years ago and got £2000 more than its worth now, but back then they were like rocking horse poo.

I think you have made the right choice Merlinboy, at the end of the day you are sailing the boat so its got to be what you want to sail. 200 are boats i dislike, but 1100 people disagree with me and tbh the number at the opens is very persuasive.

I think the 2000 looks seriously underpowered and to me looks like something you would see 6 kids and an instructor piled into at the uksa.

400s are brilliant boats, they carry weight very well and probably wouldnt be to big a load, but to do very well in them you do have to be very physical which is why i can understand your decision to go with the 2.

I was in the same situation as you a few years ago, my solution was to ditch the bird and get a bloke sailing with me instead. lol. Go for the 200 and if it isnt right, sell it. they hold there price amazingly.

There was a question about 400's and private ownership (presumably vs sailing schools and holiday companies?).

I doubt if the actual numbers will ever be known! But the RS Class Association has a "enter your boat details here" option. There have 12 or so of those 36 or 40 new boats entered. Assuming (guessing here) that only half the private members bother to tell other people about their new boat, then that makes two thirds of the new boats to private members and 1/3 to organisations.