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    Posted: 07 Aug 12 at 9:49am
I would get a standard Laser each.

The Laser is the "Boat of Truth"

Easy to sail but very hard to master.

It is an Olympic class and you cannot blame the crew.

If you really want to know the truth and improve get a one design single hander.


When you lose you will know exactly who to blame.
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If it needs to be not white plastic then the Merlin Rocket or a wooden boat is still top of the list as you can paint it any colour you like. Or buy a grey one (with all grey ropes) like the dinghy show exhibit!

I thought I wouldn't enjoy crewing the Albacore after the Merlin because there was no spinnaker but I was wrong and it's a roomy boat good at most locations so don't rule out two-sail dinghies.
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Patj - the Albacore was a consideration: Dad had one down in Chichester a few (er, quite a few) years back. And the Merlin rated highly from what I saw, too...

And Notl: Small issues with complete beginner in a single-hander - getting a boat is not just for me to sail: it's for us to learn. And dark deck? A sorted boat design? The laser (call me judgemental) can't ever be either of those... I used to sail a Topper - best individual result was 10th in the Worlds in Dubai - and I wouldn't go back to a characterless plastic tub like that... Fun, but there's more to sailing than a mass-produced injection-moulded design. If I had to go to a single-hander, it'd be a Solo (never sailed one, but they're beautiful and look to be well enough sorted) or a Finn (a sorted boat, and there's family history there...)

In the end, we've gone for an old (and very cheap) Fireball: It has a few issues, may only last a year or so, but seems a good learning tool to start off the foray into dinghy sailing (and racing) at club level. If/when we decide to go for a newer boat, there's a lot of potential classes to move to, or stay with the Fireball. All good: that's a decision for then, not now...
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