rs600: Out of my league?

Can't help thinking your are biting off a lot with a 600 but if you are prepared for a bit of punishment and are fit then go for it ... just expect a bit of swimming. It will be a good test of character ... are you a quitter?

You are in a pretty windy place with not that much sailing experience. Just getting off the beach with an on shore breeze will be tuff. They have virtually no static stability combined with a fully battened main makes trying to sort your foils out and stopping the main backing and getting off the shore a tuff enough experience for someone with more experience. I think it will be better to get a Contender or like I said a Farr 3.7. Although I recognise the 3.7 is a new boat to the Northern parts of the globe and would take some commitment to get hold of. But both the 3.7 and Contender would do you better than a 600. Honestly.

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Edited by Jack Sparrow - 28 Aug 13 at 7:32pm

Originally posted by dohertpk Really? They're that hard to sail that people move them on?

Oh people sell on everything over here... There are people on this forum who've owned more different classes in a year than I have in 40...

A 600 would be fantastic in Dun Laoghaire, so go for it. In terms of selling them on, over here on the mainland, 600s have become so cheap that yes, a lot get moved on when people find them difficult as they are so cheap to buy that lots of students and young guys have been buying them instead of Lasers. The huge number of classes over here mean that practically anything can get sold on, so be prepared to make a trip over on the ferry if you ever need to sell it!

Originally posted by dohertpk Jack Sparrow: thanks a mil for your insight. I'll definitely take the Farr and Contender into consideration. Not in Cork no; I sail in Dun Laoghaire in Dublin.

The Farr looks a nice boat, but is it in the OP's price range?
Unfortunately, cash matters to most of us.
Provided you are prepared to sit out the windy days in your first months when you are not ready, a 600 is not impossible. It might be hard, but the rewards are there.
A lot of people have had a lot of fun in them without being any more than ordinary club sailors.
I suspect you could buy a 600 and an old laser for windy days and still have change from a Farr budget?
6's are so cheap now, it's a matter of finding one with a tidy mast and sail.