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    Posted: 07 Feb 06 at 7:34pm

Any Topper Omega owners can give me any feedback on the boat......i.e.are you happy, fed up etc

(I know you purists will mention RS/L2000/Wayfarer etc and its plastic and ugly but I am looking for a larger boat for general sailing on the East Coast to complement our other boats)

 
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when they had one at my club it didnt get good feed back but if u wanted something big etc go for a stratos i would totaly recomend one of them.  great fun and there is a friendly class assosiction for all ur questions etc.    happy sailing
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Yeah to be honnest I didnt find it too good when i sailed one at my club.

Regards the L2000 it is a Very stable boat I didnt like it when i first started sailing it (im a rs girl myself) but it is good for pottering and beginners etc. Also good is  the Lstratos but it is much bigger and heavier so it is harder to pull up slipways and almost impossible on a beach. But will be able to be mored mouch more easily.

Laser seem to have this end of the market reasonable well covered, All the RS boats are a bit more racy the 200 is beginer friendly but not as stable so not neceseraly as good for general sailing.

Wayfarer is ok but if you get a 2nd hand one or anything definatly have a look at how well maintained it is. Because other wise it could be a bit of a project.

As much as I dislike the L2k and the Stratos (beacuse they are large and not particularly racy) I do have to bow down and say they are well built and are good for beginers or someone who want to sial wiht out having to spend everyother minute worrying if it wil stay up right etc. - I may even go as far as saying they are great for that.
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Thanks for the above........

Over the years have sailed all of the above all good boats for general sailing(Stratos to expensive, L2000 too small, Wayfarer obviously good boats but heavy) just looking for any feedback on the Omega as its cheaper, low maintenance etc

 
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well have u considered the rs vision that is very nice and is similar to the omega for space and price i think
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Yeah definitely - the RS vision is a much better bet for a big dinghy than just another lump of topper plastic. 
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I have sailed the RS Vision and it seemed very stable but well thought out and everything semmed to work really well....you can also put an outboard on...oh yeah and it has an asymmetric for when your ready for that turn of speed....Very commfy to hike from aswelll.....not that hiking has a huge effect!
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We used the Omega for a part of our studies, they are okay boats to sail, friendly enough for beginners and seem to achieve what topper set out to do. Might be worth looking to upgrade some of the fittings in the boat, ie, I'd replace the spinlock halyard cleat for a cam cleat. We also noticed the boats which we were using were showing signs of indentation where the hull is put under stress at rigging attachments. Appart from that, we had a good laugh on the boats, they seemed good for teaching on and they were able to cater for 3-4 six foot lads no problem. The Topper Xenon actually looks a nice boat too, haven't sailed one yet though.

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Hi

I certainly wouldnt dismiss the Wayfarer.

The hull weight is not a lot more that the Omega and it is a great weight carrier.

In the right hands and conditions they go really well.

I suspect that it would be a better allround performer than the Omega.

Can also put an outboard on it and go to the beach in stable comfort.

All in all they are great boats.

 

 
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My initial reaction was that Wayfarer had to be better than the Omega, and in someways it is. However, the Omega does have a more open deck so there is more room on them. The Omega does have quite fair performance and seemed to be able to pace the Stratos.
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