Has Laser dropped the 4000?

(hypathetically speaking) a move to a new builder is a not to be missed opportunity for a major update ... the new builder would want to make changes anyway, to suit his facilities, pricing, preferred suppliers, etc, so you can't stay SMOD ... if a weight reduction would significantly improve the boat, i'd say go for it while you can

we went over and over the "corrected for class racing" debate for 3000s and decided to allow the lighter boats uncorrected ... who'd want to ballast up a flier, it could discourage people from class racing ... we've retained the existing National trophy for "Mk 1" Laser 3000s and have a new overall trophy open to L3Ks and V3000s

Here's an idea, why don't people just buy an RS800 instead, lightweight, carbon rig, twin wire and a little bit cheaper secondhand than the proposed new 4000? The 4000 is a good boat and has been structured in a certain way which still defines it appart from the 800. By the ideas which have been floating about, people are trying to make the 4000 aspire to be an 800 which it doesn't need to do.

hey, don't get shirty CFC ... you're worse than the Osprey crowd

don't be too complacent either

two-up in a contender ?

"What would you do?"

You saying wouldn't change a thing KFC ?

PS Wouldn't mind a 4K myself some day

in its current form i wouldn't shell out for a new one, but with a serious makeover and the strong 'adult' class i probably would, especially if it was a more open OD and not a SMOD ... i can't be alone ... the 29er's the main alternative for me, and it's a lovely boat, but the youth dominated class racing scene puts me off

with the new boat scene becoming more and more like the car market, all SMOD classes probably face a transition to OD at some stage, with some very difficult decisions, it's a bit do or die ... the 4K definitely has potential to live on as a classic in the right guise

anyway i won't be on the market for a few years ... i've two under 5's who have to find their independence in Oppies first ... be interesting to see what happens to the 4K (and what else comes along) in the meantime