Topper Magno

i would go with TT, the Feva is a reasonable size for a (smallish) adult and child to race as long as the adult helms. it will be better if your kids ever want their own boat and there is more racing to be had in it as you get better, i would be prepared to bet that noone actually races mango's seriously anywhere. if you get a second hand feva though, get one over sail number 300ish because they changed the transom design after this because the self drainage channels crack and the rudder falls off (i know, ive done it).

How about a National 12 ...

Find out more at http://www.national12.org/index.shtml

2nd hand boats are very good value for money & hold their price too ...

Well established class association and events up & down the country ...

Rick

Possibly worse. it is the little things in the layout which were annoying. Because of the way it is built, the jib fairleads lead back to the aluminium bar that the mast sits on, which is in the wrong place, and to save cost, I guess, they have used the same fairlead and cleat arrangement on the jib as they have for the spinnaker uphaul. They are too small, and recleat themselves at bad moments! The Spinnaker system was pretty much impossible to get back into the chute, though I suspect with some alterations things could have been improved. As it was, the 3 points needed to fit into the short bag meant that it ended up in a large bundle jammed in the top of the chute.

The mast raising system was a nightmare, as you were supposed to attach the foot, and then pull on the forestay to bring the mast up. To begin with, of course, there is no leverage, as the forestay is flat along the mast. Not good.

The boat had really bad weather helm down wind without the kite up.

There was more, but time has erased it from my mind...

It is possible that Topper have sorted many of these things, so it would be worth taking a look at a new one.

 

Wow, big typing...

I have had 2 experiences with the Mago. First, my own. The actual hull design was quite nice, but I thought the whole package was badly thought out and very poorly put together. I had borrowed a demo boat for a few weeks, and was very happy to give it back

The other experience is that of a family at our club. They are fairly inexperienced, but have been sailing a Magno all year and they love it.

Best thing to do is to go and try one, but also try all the others on the market too.