Magno vs FevaXL vs Laser2

Firstly, thanks Isis for putting the obvious reply to Chris so succinctly.

I raced a L2 for four years, and an L3k for two, so am in a pretty good position to compare them.

Speedwise, Tim, I think you would be absolutely right were it not for the fact that the L3k is very much more sorted than the L2 - when as an L2 sailor you first sail a 3k it's a real delight: with the L2 you are always struggling with under-rated components (bendy boom, diamonds instead of normal spreaders thus no possibility of mast pre-bend, spi pole that likes to disappear round the forestay etc.), whereas the L3k all works properly by and large. Plus the sailplan is much better balanced: you have to steer an L2 with the mainsheet - so much as look at the rudder and it ventilates -  whereas the identical blade on the 3k is more than adequate (I was actually shocked to discover they're the same on both boats - thought the 3k's was much bigger).

Downwind, the L3k is very much a soaker in most conditions, and works pretty well in that mode, but the L2 should beat it on a square run. Be interesting to see whether the lighter V3k is more of an apparent wind sailing boat; I suspect it will be - the planing performance will be just sufficiently better to make it worth heading up and getting the crew on the wire.

Kite-reaching the L3k will beat the L2 because of its bigger kite, and upwind the more efficient rig might gain you a smidgen ('white sail areas' are effectively the same).

But what will really set the 3k's, L & V, above the L2 should be the new North sails (and £400 cheaper than the Laser sails!) with more modern kite design and sexy battened jib with a tad of overlap making jib trim less excrutiatingly critical.