Thoughts on the Laser Vago

I think its designed for young people not sure though, i have sailled them a few times and they're good boats, i did get the feeling they are a bit tippy but its good fun once you get used to them.

Yea, i was completly oblivious to the hype before i sailed it the first time and i really enjoyed it but since then ive heard a lot of negative stuff. But its still a good boat and as radback said is suited towards training youths for skiffs.

XD: tippy at rest, not particually fast for its handicap, mis-marketed and pricy.
ive never sailed a normal one, only the XD

when we sailed it, we found it really hard to sail due to being very unstable at rest/low speeds, and overpowered in a breeze. the reason for this was that i think it was mis-marketed as a boat for teens who wanted to go fast - there is just so much power in that main that when the battens pop (if you can pop them) you are blow over quickly.

several people at my club were taken in by the hype from laser very early on (their boats are numbers: 114,115,116,117) , and have been disappointed with its performance - although they have not quite mastered it yet, it was marketed as 'easy to get into'.

we were attracted to it by the hype but serious;y could not afford it, so went towards a Laser2 instead, which although is supposed to be quite a bit slower than a vago, could generally beat it around the course in any wind (even with the best sailors in the club sailing it).

all these are my personal veiws, and mainly as a result of racing against it in a laser2.

Originally posted by sailorguy several people at my club were taken in by the hype from laser very early on (their boats are numbers: 114,115,116,117) , and have been disappointed with its performance - although they have not quite mastered it yet, it was marketed as 'easy to get into'.

Surely it cant be that hard??

Its a vago