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    Posted: 26 Apr 21 at 3:39pm
If you had to list the following single handers purely for ease of use.

How would you order them?

MPS
RS300
Contender
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Phantom
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Europe

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Topper and Optimist, both very easy.
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International Canoe, not as hard as people think.
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Contender. 
Big enough to laze about it when it's light and none of that hard work hiking when it's not.
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Most of them are probably pretty much the same.
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As the list but swap the OK and Europe positions.
For ease of sail hard chines are easier.
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If 'ease of use' is along the lines of how easily anyone who's just been on a learn to sail course would find it, the Europe is far too far down. With a boom so low you hit your knees on rather than your head, I wouldn't describe that as easy to use.
The Aero is also more difficult than you'd expect from looking at it given how wobbly it is due to being so light.
I'd move the Blaze somewhere down near the Solo as it's much better mannered than you'd expect for something with wings, and move the Laser to a similar position. Other than the token effort at a rudder, the Laser is really a pretty easy thing to sail about in, albeit not to Olympic standard.
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I’d argue that a Hadron H2 is easier to sail than a Solo, no bumped heads, incredibly forgiving downwind and easy to right after a capsize.  It is all down to who the list is aimed at.  A lot of good sailors in Aeros seem to get into difficult situations.
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What do you mean by ease of use? Do you mean easy to rig and cart around the slipway or easy to sail or forgiving to sail or what? Surely the list will be very subjective depending on your skill, experience, fitness and expectation from the sport?
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Originally posted by yottiemad

As the list but swap the OK and Europe positions.
For ease of sail hard chines are easier.
 

Yes but the chines can also bite the water unexpectedly and give you a surprise swim. A bit like windsurfers catching a rail.
I dare say that most hiking una-rigged singlehanders are similar in difficulty to sail. Most can be cruised easy enough without too much drama if need be, are hard to race to the max but all have their quirks to catch you out as well.
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