Enterprise or similar

420 is same or heavier than an ent, and very hard to get more than two of you in.

I just bought an GRP ent for £180 for the uni sailing club. Although it will almost certainly be overwieght it is watertight and missing only a rudder and jib.  If you were set on an ent looked around a bit you could get an ent for <£500 and use the change to pay for the more expensive ferry, loaning a trailer for the journey.

I really wouldn't want to try and put an Ent on the roof of a car. You'd need some serious lifting effort for a start, at least a 4 person job and perhaps more than that. And that's assuming, as others have said, that the car and roofrack will take the load. I'd echo the Laser Fun point. Nice simple fairly light  hull, simple rig, some had reefing points for the main and furling jibs. Indestructible tubs too, which I guess is what you want in something you'll presumably leave for quite a while.  The main thing to check is that the mast splits - I once owned a Laser Fun and the mast split into two parts, a bit fiddly but I doubt a 1 piece mast would fit onto any car without a severe overhang. Not expensive boats either so you might find one for £500 at a pinch.

Edited by Late starter - 15 Nov 10 at 7:12pm

I had thought about doing that but as I only go for 2 weeks at a time I don't really want to spend it looking for a boat ( and the wife wouldn't be happy about that either). Would some thing like a laser fun be 2 much for single handed?

I already have a miracle and ithas a 2 piece mast but as it's wooden I don't wantto take it there and leave it adit will spend most of the time just sitting around which won't do the wood any good. The reason for leaving it there is that it means I would always have it and it will be cheaper in the long run.