RS300 (take 2)

Sorry but someone who mentions or is refered to the following boats:

Blaze, 300, 4.7, Radial, Laser, Streaker, RS600, Topper, Europe, Byte.

You are going round in circles yourself, personally at the age you and your brother are, the Laser is the best option for you. There are loads around, loads to choose from and a great circuit and good class racing available.

Sailing the Laser is great, you learn loads especially from people like Jon Emmett and his Laser coaches.

At the age you are, you have loads of years of sailing left, why not learn the fundemantals of sailing with the Laser and then progress up when you have the funds that allow.

only my 2p, (probably worth more though!!)

yea helpful, i'm off after this dont worry

The Blaze is a good boat & with the tramps & hiking racks you have good righting leverage,It also has had Very Good lightweight sailors in the past they just depowered earlier.

If you go to http://www.rs300.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&tas k=view&id=38&Itemid=29 this will link you to a page with the blaze / 300 test that dinghy mag done in 2002.

The blaze used was a X version this is the version that 90% of all the second hand MK 1 boats ( red hulled ) are converted too or after sail No 654 ish they built as  the X as the standard.

I am sure that blaze720 or jeffers will be along in a little while to correct me if I am wrong,It`s certainly a boat that I would go back too.

Amen to that!