Trying to choose a boat??

hi all, i have had a RS VAREO for the last year now.

Its a nice boat and all but i race agianst lasers,rs200's and phantoms and the vareo just cant keep up Upwind.

So ive decided to sell it.

But i have no idea what to get.

I did have a laser before the vareo and i got bord after a year and a half of sailing it.

So i dont really want a laser.

I wiegh 72kg's and im 6foot 3inchs roughly.

i race on a river which has quite shifty winds. Possible waves when it is wind agianst tide.

I want something as fast if not faster than a laser.

any ideas?

jordan

Indeed i have Borrowed a friends RS300, But due to have some reasonable rs200 sailors and 1 good phantom sailor i could'nt seem to get the handicap.

The fastest Boat i have to race agianst on handicap is about 1050.

So at a 1000 the rs300 is abit to much

I did think about a Blaze. But have heard they dont piont all that well?

Is this a big problem? Or do they make up with upwind speed?

Jordan

Oh well thats good to hear.

I just didnt want a boat like the VAREO for upwind.

Because thats the reason i dont like the vareo.

Jordan

the vareo is not that bad upwind i dont have a problem its all down to geeting the best out of the rig to make it go upwind.personally i dont think the vareo is that slow upwind.i am trying a new mast at the moment for the vareo which has spreaders on it which at an early stage seems to show that the boat is quicker upwind and is now pointing at least 5 degress higher.

andy    rs vareo class rep

I did like the 300 i must admit.

Apart from the fact i had the A rig.

But i found it extremely hard to get far enough ahead because of the handicap.

So i was always getting beating by the phantom, rs200's and the best lasers at my club.

Im seriously considering the blaze, But i'm in two minds what to think about it. Some people like it,some people dont  So i dont know what to do.

jordan