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    Posted: 04 Mar 16 at 1:57pm
Got asked by a new club member (intermediate level) about a week ago.

I have £1k to spend on a single hander, what should I get?

This lead me to hit the 'markets' and have a look at second hand boats for <£1k to see what you could get.
I found the varying prices of second hand boats (comparable by age/condition) across different classes quite interesting cost wise.

So say it was a purely a cost driven question (not fussed by class at local club and we will take the sailors height/weight out of the question to simplify things too)

What is the best you can do for <£1k with the understanding that anything you are going to get is going to have a few years on it.

My findings
Wooden Solo's built by Thresher or Crenshaw (reputable builders) in the low to mid 3000's  (around 30 years old)

Laser's tend to be pretty bashed up and still in the 5 digit range

what else is there Phantoms, Streakers 
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A £1k phantom might be good for a giggle but wont be comptetive on the std PY. To be fair if you shop around you could get a decent 130,000 number Laser with the full XD kit for that. 

Possibly a decent Streaker although I am not sure how they stack up against the new breed.
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My EPS was good value within that budget.
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Not suitable for your itermediate, but you would get an old contendor for that money, or lots of Topper for people a tad smaller.
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As you're not going to get even close to a Championship or even Open meeting winning boat no matter what, forget about value for money and all that nonsense and get the boat that's most likely to enthuse you into getting out of bed in the morning and heading down the sailing club. Ultimately nothing else matters.
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Originally posted by JimC

As you're not going to get even close to a Championship or even Open meeting winning boat no matter what, forget about value for money and all that nonsense and get the boat that's most likely to enthuse you into getting out of bed in the morning and heading down the sailing club. Ultimately nothing else matters.

100% agree with the sentiment, but not completely accurate... my race board was £800; in the right hands it could win championships.  

(and before others chime in saying 'not a boat, blah, blah'... the International Raceboard Class is an ISAF approved / regulated class)

If stuck on fixed masts and ruddered craft, then an old Blaze might fit the bill nicely.  
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My Lightning was within that budget, It's won opens without any further spending and was 4th at the nats
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I'm going go say this before Rupert does. For £1000 you could buy a Minisail, give it new ropes and sail, and still have change for 2 weeks in the Canaries!

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Lightning is best bargain but not many around. I also agree that Tony Thresher's Solos are indeed excellent value
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